HIV+Notes+WB

HIV: Questions:
 * HIV is a virus
 * There is no known cure
 * Transmitted through vaginal fluid, semen, breast milk, and blood
 * Transmission is prevented through using condoms, but they are not 100% effective
 * Symptoms: Losing weight, Fatigue, Flu-like symptoms
 * In the US, more males than females have it, due to homosexual sex
 * There are more than 1,000,000 known cases in the US, but many more have it and do not know.
 * Disease started in Africa, spread to other countries
 * Africa has the most infected people in the world


 * Is there a cure?
 * Is there a treatment?
 * What is the death rate?
 * How did the disease start?
 * What does HIV mean?
 * Why is it illegal to knowingly transmit HIV?
 * How many people in the US have HIV?
 * How many people in the world have HIV?
 * Why is HIV linked with AIDS?