HIV+WG

We are starting a unit called "Outbreak". This is a wiki assignment about HIV. PART 1 pp. 344-345 What does AIDS stand for? It stands for Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. What does HIV stand for? It stands for human immunodeficiency virus. What is an opportunistic infection? It’s an infection that has the opportunity to occur only because the immune system is severely weakened. What is the relationship between HIV and opportunistic infections? They both are infections but opportunitic only occurs once. When and where did HIV transmission in humans begin? It was originated in Africa. When was the name AIDS coined? It was coined in the late 1950’s. Why did it take several decades for the number of AIDS cases to increase to a point that AIDS became recognizable as a specific disease? It took several decades because Why is AIDS now considered a pandemic? It’s considered that because the illness is present all around the world. What percentage of new AIDS cases are in young adults ages 15 to 24? 50% Why is this particularly hard on a country? It’s hard on a country because the people between those ages are the backbone of the nations social, political, and economical structure and stability. Which continent has the highest percentage of people living with HIV? Sub-Saharan Africa What is the adult percentage of people living with HIV in that continent? It is 6.1% Which part of this continent have the highest prevalence rates? India PART 2 p. 352 Where do 95% of all HIV infected people live? They live in very poor, and low to middle-income countries. Why is the death rate so how in these countries? The death rate is so high because they lack antiviral drugs, and other health and educational services. What fraction of people in these countries were unaware of they had HIV? 9/10.Why is that frightening? This is frightening because they will go and spread the disease, while being unaware that they are spreading it. Why do you think that is the case? I think that is the case because they don’t know any information of HIV, and they don’t know if they have it therefore they wont go get tested for it. In these countries, who is dying? The people that hads AIDS. The young or the old? The young people are the ones dying the most. Is there much difference between the number of men vs. women that die? No there is only a 4% difference between men and women. In most parts of the world, what is the primary way that HIV is spread? Through heterosexual contact. In the US, which population has 50% of all new HIV cases? The African Americans.