Question

1) The number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States and other countries

2) The number of HIV/AIDS cases in the United States categorized by age, sex, and sexual orientation

3) An explanation of how the virus is transmitted

4) A list of the warning signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS

5) Current treatments and life expectancy

6) Social and psychological effects of HIV/AIDS

7) Names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of organizations, both locally and nationally, that offer assistance to someone diagnosed with HIV/AIDS

Answer 1

• 1.Approximately 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV today. About 15 percent of them (1 in 7) are unaware they are infected.An estimated 38,700 Americans became newly infected with HIV in 2016.Homosexual men who have sex with men bear the greatest burden by risk group, representing an estimated 26,000 of new HIV infections per year.
• According to the latest estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) the decline in HIV infections has plateaued because effective HIV prevention and treatment are not adequately reaching those who could most benefit from them. These gaps remain particularly troublesome in rural areas and in the South and among disproportionately affected populations like blacks/African Americans and Hispanics/Latinos.
• 2.By age group, between 2010-2016, the annual number of HIV infections decreased among persons aged 13–24 and 45–54 but increased among persons aged 25–34. The number of infections remained stable among persons aged 33-44 and ≥55 years.
• By race/ethnicity, between 2010-2016, the annual number of HIV infections decreased among blacks/African Americans, whites, and persons of multiple races and remained stable for Asians and Hispanics/Latinos.
• In 2017,African Americans accounted for 43% (16,694) of HIV diagnoses and 13% of the population.
• Hispanics/Latinos accounted for 26% (9,908) of HIV diagnoses and 18% of the population.
• By sex, between 2010-2016, the annual number of new HIV infections decreased among females but remained stable among males.
• In 2017,Heterosexuals and people who inject drugs also continue to be affected by HIV.
• Heterosexuals accounted for 24% of HIV diagnoses.
• Heterosexual men accounted for 7% (2,829) of HIV diagnoses.
• Heterosexual women accounted for 16% (6,341) of HIV diagnoses.
• People who inject drugs accounted for 6% of HIV diagnoses.
• In 2017-Homosexual and bisexual men accounted for 66% (25,748) of all HIV diagnoses and 82% of HIV diagnoses among males
• 3.Most commonly, people get or transmit HIV through sexual behaviors and needle or syringe use.Only certain body fluids—blood, semen, pre-seminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk—from a person who has HIV can transmit HIV. These fluids must come in contact with a mucous membrane or damaged tissue or be directly injected into the bloodstream (from a needle or syringe) for transmission to occur. Mucous membranes are found inside the rectum, male/female genitals, and mouth
• In the United States, HIV is spread mainly by
• Having anal or vaginal sex with someone who has HIV without using a condom or taking medicines to prevent or treat HIV.
  • For the HIV-negative partner, receptive anal sex (bottoming) is the highest-risk sexual behavior, but you can also get HIV from insertive anal sex (topping).
  • Either partner can get HIV through vaginal sex, though it is less risky for getting HIV than receptive anal sex.
• Sharing needles or syringes, rinse water, or other equipment (works) used to prepare drugs for injection with someone who has HIV. HIV can live in a used needle up to 42 days depending on temperature and other factors.
• Receiving blood transfusions, blood products, or organ/tissue transplants that are contaminated with HIV. This was more common in the early years of HIV, but now the risk is extremely small because of rigorous testing of the US blood supply and donated organs and tissues.
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