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We are starting a unit called "Outbreak". This is a wiki assignment about HIV. PART 1 pp. 344-345 What does AIDS stand for? acquired immunodefeciency syndrome What does HIV stand for? human immunodeficiency virus What is an opportunistic infection? one that has the opportunity to occur only because they immune system is weak What is the relationship between HIV and opportunistic infections? Opportunistic infections occur when a person has HIV because the immune system is weak. When and where did HIV transmission in humans begin? in began in the Dem Rep of Congo in africa in 1959 When was the name AIDS coined? 1982 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? Because HIV is not extremely infectious and it often simply allows other infections to kill the HIV patients more easily. Why is AIDS now considered a pandemic? because the disease is prevalent in the entire human population 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? because these people are the backbone of the nations social, political, and economic structure and stability Which continent has the highest percentage of people living with HIV? What is the adult percentage of people living with HIV in that continent? Which part of this continent have the highest prevalence rates? Africa, 24 million people living with it which is 20% of the adult population there, and 645 of all people living with HIV. Sub-Saharan Africa is most prevalent. PART 2 p. 352 Where do 95% of all HIV infected people live? Sub-Saharan Africa Why is the death rate so how in these countries? how is a death rate how What fraction of people in these countries were unaware of they had HIV? Why is that frightening? Why do you think that is the case? Over half, this is frightening because when people dont know they have it, they will not take proper precautions to avoid giving it to other people. This is the case probably because people dont want to think hey have it, so they dont get tested. or they dont know about it. In these countries, who is dying? The young or the old? Is there much difference between the number of men vs. women that die? People from 20-50 account for 80% of the deaths. women account for 47% In most parts of the world, what is the primary way that HIV is spread? heterosexual contact In the US, which population has 50% of all new HIV cases? 15-24, because they have the most sex PART 3 Find an article published in the last six months that talks about the prevalence or rates of HIV infection in the US or abroad. Put a link to the article here and summarize in 75-100 words.