HIV

HIV: Magic Johnson has it A virus so no cure Can get from needles affect you immune system can get from transfering blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids condoms prevent transmission. Not 100% effective but close. cant cure it but can be treated in the US more males than females have it in the US more males have it due to homosexual (60%) than other cause like needles or heterosexual sex etc more than a million people in the US have HIV sometimes people have it and dont know it because they are asymptomatic it is an std

Questions how did it start in the first person -chimpanzies

How long can someone live with HIV -more than 12 years

What does HIV stand for -human immuno dificiancy virus

is anyone working on a cure? what are they working on -there is no cure so fare

Has anyone ever been cured -no

how old are most people that get HIV - undeterminable

are the number of cases in the US increasing or decreasing -increasing

are the treatments to prevent AIDS or after AIDS start -abstenance prevents aids

Is it illegal to knowingly transmite HIV - yes what is the difference between HIV and AIDS -HIV is before the helper t cells get below a certain concentration, past that level its AIDS Graph 1 Time ( weeks or years) vs Helper T cells