AIDS Prevention and Christian Teaching

By Manuel Sundar

The book is divided in to two parts. The first part describes scientific facts about AIDS. The second part explains how Christian Teachings csn be used to prevent the spread of the disease AIDS.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Manuel Sundar
• Release date: Sep 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301700097

Manuel Sundar

Name Manuel Sundar.Father Name C. ManuelAddress 72C,3rd Street, New Bethlehem,Ambur-635 802.Tamil Nadu,India.Mobile [phone].E Mail [e-mail] ChristianNationality IndianAge and Date of birth . 56 years, 25.11. 1961.Educational Qualification B.Sc., BCS M.A. DMMWork experience Worked as a Medical Microbiologist for 5 years.

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Aids Prevention and Christian Teaching

MANUEL SUNDAR

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Aids Prevention and Christian Teaching

PREFACE

AIDS is a disease spreading very fast all over the world. It may affect any person or a child whose mother is HIV positive. By the mid 1990s over a third of a million Americans died of AIDS. But the centre for disease control and prevention (CDC) had revised their estimate of living person with HIV/AIDS downward from about a million to a more conservative estimate of 650,000 people.1

Till to date there is no total cure for AIDS. The available drugs can only prolong the life By the end of 1997 the United Nations revised their estimate of persons with HIV upwards to 30.6 million.2

‘Prevention is better than cure’ is a saying but in the case of AIDS there is no cure only prevention is the possibility. If a person lives with only one sexual partner throughout his life the chance of getting HIV is negligible.

The Ten Commandments in the Bible and teachings of Jesus also advise to have only one sexual partner i.e. one husband or wife. So the Christian teachings can be very helpful and can be used in the prevention of AIDS. The abridged version is published in Religion and Society, Magazine March 1998 issue. The editor has given permission to publish the full version some where else.

Part – I

1. Introduction

2. Origin of AIDS virus

3. How AIDS spreads

4. Symptoms of AIDS

5. Diagnosis of AIDS (Testing)

6. Is there a Drug for treating AIDS

7. Possibility of Developing AIDS vaccines

8. AIDS prevention programmes

a. Risky Behaviors

b. Intervention to change behavior

c. Psycho social factors

d. Cultural Appropriateness of the Programmes

9. Question of Liberty in the lights of AIDS crisis.

Part - II

10. Introduction

11. Routes of Infection

12. Precaution to be taken to stop the spread of AIDS

13. Christian Teachings

a. Disease

b. Sin

c. Death and resurrection

d. Body

e. Soul and Spirit

f . Man

g. Women

h. Love

i. Chastity

j. Marriage

k. Husband

l. Wife

m. Lust

n. Adultery

o. Fornication

p. Homo sexuality

q. Divorce

r. Monogamy

14. Society, Culture and the Christian Teachings 89

15. What should we do now to prevent AIDS 96

Chapter - 1

Facts about AIDS

Introduction

AIDS, a disease caused by a virus known as Human Immuno deficiency virus (HIV). It is one of the biggest epidemic, which the world has to face today. Epidemic means a disease, which is widespread in the community that will affect many people. The only way to stop or to reduce the spread of the HIV virus is to create awareness among people about the disease and thereby making them to take necessary precautions to avoid the infection of HIV virus.

So purpose or goal of the book is to educate the general public about the disease and make them to take necessary precautions. The book will explain the scientific facts about AIDS as for as possible in simple terms. The standard of the look will be High School Standard. A few references will be given wherever it is necessary.

The book will be divided into 2 parts. The first part will give scientific facts about AIDS. The title of second part will be AIDS prevention and Christian teachings. In this part we will explain how Christian scriptural teachings will be used in the prevention AIDS.

The book is divided into 2 parts because the people who are interested to know about the Christian teachings can buy both the parts and those who are not interested will buy only the first