1. HIV\AIDS Statistics Advanced Humanities Adkins

2. HIV HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is different from most other viruses because it attacks the immune system. The immune system gives our bodies the ability to fight infections. HIV finds and destroys a type of white blood cell (T cells or CD4 cells) that the immune system must have to fight disease.

3. AIDS AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection. It can take years for a person infected with HIV, even without treatment, to reach this stage. Having AIDS means that the virus has weakened the immune system to the point at which the body has a difficult time fighting infection. When someone has one or more specific infections, certain cancers, or a very low number of T cells, he or she is considered to have AIDS.

4. Origins of AIDS Scientists identified a type of chimpanzee in West Africa as the source of HIV infection in humans. The virus most likely jumped to humans when humans hunted these chimpanzees for meat and came into contact with their infected blood. Over several years, the virus slowly spread across Africa and later into other parts of the world.

5. How is HIV transmitted? HIV is primarily found in the blood, semen, or vaginal fluid of an infected person. HIV is transmitted in 3 main ways: Having sex (anal, vaginal, or oral) with someone infected with HIV Sharing needles and syringes with someone infected with HIV Being exposed (fetus or infant) to HIV before or during birth or through breast feeding

6. U.S. Blood Supply Since 1985, all donated blood in the United States has been tested for HIV. Therefore, the risk for HIV infection through the transfusion of blood or blood products is extremely low. The U.S. blood supply is considered among the safest in the world.

7. HIV was first identified in the United States in 1981

8. Worldwide, more than 80 percent of all adult HIV infections have resulted from heterosexual intercourse.

9. Worldwide, approximately one in every 100 adults aged 15 to 49 is HIV-infected. However, in some Sub-Saharan African countries, more than 1 in 10 people are infected with HIV.

10. People Living with HIV/AIDS by Region, as Percent of Global Total, end of 2004 Source: UNAIDS, AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2004. Total = 39.4 million Figure 5 Sub-Saharan Africa South/South-East Asia Oceania Caribbean North Africa/Middle East Western Europe North America East Asia Eurasia Latin America <

11. 400,000 babies are born every year in Africa with HIV\AIDS.

12. Approximately 50 percent of the adults living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are women.

13. According to the World Health Organization, the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44 (worldwide).AIDS

14. In 2004, there were 4.9 million new HIV infections in the world (almost 14,000 each day) In 2004, there were 3.1 million AIDS- related deaths (more than 8,000 deaths per day)

15. People Estimated to be Living with HIV/AIDS, Global Totals, 1981-2004 Sources: UNAIDS, AIDS Epidemic Update, December 2004; UNAIDS, Data Request, November 2004. End 2004: 39.4 million Figure 4 ‘84 ‘88 ‘92 ‘96‘00 ‘04 ‘81 Years ‘86 ’90 ‘94‘98 ‘02

16. In the U.S., about 25 percent of them don't realize they are infected.

17. There is NO cure for AIDS!!!