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According to the study conducted by the Public Service Commission (PSC) it was shocking to find that a large number of public servants believe HIV/AIDS is curable. More than 40% of public service respondents who ere surveyed fall in to the category of very high risk in contracting the disease. If they are measured on a scale from one to five, with five indicating that the disease could be cured. It was surprising that more than half of the people averaged more than two in the scale. The survey covered five provinces the Northern Cape, Mpumalanga, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. It also coved a number of national government departments. Due to a large number of people thinking that it can be cured increased the risk of the disease. The survey also concluded that there is a greater need for HIV/AIDS training, education and awareness programmes. The survey identified their perceptions on issues like precaution, whether they believed HIV/AIDS could be cured, and whether infection was preventable. The high risk groups have to be introduced to awareness programmes and monitoring their outcome in order to lessen the impact of HIV/AIDS on the public service. About one third of departments had no policies or programmes on the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, and HIV/AIDS infection control. << Counterfeiter Packs Health Problems: Study Incidence Of Smoking Less, Obesity More, in Canada: StatsCan >> Recommended Reading AIDS - Initial Theories and Disease Progression AIDS was first detected in early 1980s, among gays, Haitians and black Africans. HIV is a descendant of a Simian Immunodeficiency Virus. READ MORE AIDS / HIV - Treatment Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the treatment for AIDS/HIV READ MORE AIDS/HIV "AIDS is an epidemic disease, a potentially preventable, deadly infection for which there is no cure, no vaccine, and it is not under control." - National Commission on AIDS, 1993. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Clinical Features Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about HIV Clinical Features READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Common Opportunistic Infections Kaposi sarcoma develops below the skin surfaces or in mucous membranes of mouth, nose or anus and appears as lumps READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Epidemiology AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. AIDS/HIV symptoms manifest long after the actual infection occurs. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Health Education Encyclopedia section of medindia gives general info about AIDS information and health education. READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission Encyclopedia section of medindia explains in brief about the prevention for AIDS/HIV READ MORE AIDS/HIV - Worldwide distribution and Risk of Transmission Epidemiologic studies indicate three broad yet distinct geographic patterns of transmission READ MORE Oral Health And AIDS AIDS has taken on massive proportions in modern times. It is estimated that over 15 million people are suffering from the disease and many more are harboring the dreaded Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). READ MORE Most Popular on Medindia Blood Pressure Calculator Indian Medical Journals Accident and Trauma Care More News on: Oral Health And AIDSAIDS/HIVAIDS/HIV - EpidemiologyAIDS/HIV - Clinical FeaturesAIDS/HIV - Health EducationAIDS/HIV - Prevention And TransmissionAIDS / HIV - TreatmentAIDS - Initial Theories and Disease ProgressionAIDS/HIV - Worldwide distribution and Risk of TransmissionAIDS/HIV - Common Opportunistic Infections