HIV/AIDS screening as an additional college health requirement

Prior enrollment to any institution of higher education one must substantiate that he has satisfied college health requirements to help ensure a healthy student body. For this reason all entering freshmen, by law, are required to have a complete physical examination and a series of vaccinations. According to the American College Health Association such vaccinations include: diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, measles, German measles, and mumps. These of which are contagious or may have an affect on the students’ performance; however, the decision to vaccinate is completely up to the student. Many misunderstand the AIDS virus; therefore are confused of the ways of extracting it. Having AIDS has nothing to do with one’s ability to read, write or comprehend information. As a result, HIV/AIDS testing is purposeless and should not be added as a college health requirement.
AIDS is caused by infection of an individual with a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that alters a p...