10 Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection

Monday, December 1st 2014. | Medical


Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection inform you with the disease that can be transmitted from the infected blood, needles and unprotected sex. The cases of HIV AIDS are increased from time to time. It is estimated than 35 million people live with HIV. Check out more facts about HIV AIDS below:

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 1: the infected people in United States

It is estimated that 1.1 million people in United States have HIV. However, 1 in 6 of them does not know that they have HIV in their body. If you want to know whether you have HIV or not, you can get tested.

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 2: the discovery

The discovery of HIV was in 1981. More than 3 million people have passed away because of this disease. Do you know that it has no cure?

AIDS and HIV Infection in Africa

AIDS and HIV Infection in Africa

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 3: the dead people in 2011

In 2011, the patients who died because of HIV AIDS were around 1.7 million.

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 4: children and HIV

There were 3.3 million children who lived with HIV in the world in 2011.

AIDS and HIV Infection Test

AIDS and HIV Infection Test

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 5: the most persons of HIV

Compared to all races in United States, the people with highest risk of having HIV infection are the gay and bisexual men.

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 6: the sub Saharan Africa

There are many people in sub Saharan Africa infected by HIV AIDS. It occupies 70 percent of the infected patients in the world. 91 percent of the infected people in Sub Saharan African are children. Check out facts about AIDS in Africa here.

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 7: cure

There is no cure of HIV AIDS until this present day. Most HIV AIDS patients do not have great access to care, treatment and prevention.

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 8: male and female with HIV AIDS

Based on the data in 2007, female patients were fewer than the male patients.  There were 26 percent females and 74 percent of males diagnosed with HIV AIDS in 2007.

AIDS in Africa Pictures

AIDS in Africa Pictures

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 9: diagnose of HIV in US

It is estimated that a person in United States is diagnosed with HIV AIDS infection every 9.5 minutes.

Facts about AIDS and HIV Infection 10: preventable infection

Actually the infection of HIV is preventable as long as you perform a healthy sex life. Use condom if you are sexually active. Do not share needles. AIDS has no cure and it is caused by the infection of HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus.

AIDS Disease

AIDS Disease

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