It has been more than 25 years now that we have heard of the much dreaded HIV/Aids. The epidemic has been raging in every part of the world, some discovered and some still not. HIV vaccine is still being studied on to provide a preventive or protective measure for the affected. The fact file from HIV/AIDS Surveillance report brings out the facts about this dreaded disease. Before the disease can be stopped it is necessary that we know the rate of HIV/AIDS Surveillance report.
Preparing HIV/AIDS Surveillance reports is the primary way to track diseases. HIV infection is defined as the presence and active replication (making copies) of HIV in a person’s body; HIV infection can, but does not always, lead to AIDS. At the end of 2003 an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were said to be living with HIV/AIDS. In 2005, however, 37,331 cases of HIV/AIDS in adults, adolescents and children were diagnosed in the 33 states with long-term confidential name-based HIV reporting. HIV/AIDS Surveillance report by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated that approximately 40,000 persons in the United States became infected with HIV each year.
In 2005 the largest estimated proportion of HIV/AIDS diagnoses were for men who have sex with men (MSM), followed by adults and adolescents infected through heterosexual contact. In the same year almost three quarters of HIV/AIDS diagnoses were for male adolescents and adults. During 2005 annual Sentinel HIV/AIDS Surveillance report from tests conducted on 703 sites across the country, covering Antenatal Clinic attendeed (391), STD clinic attendees (175), Female Sex Workers (83), Injecting Drug Users (30), Men having Sex with Men (18), TB patients (4) and Migrants (1) were conducted. On an average On an average, 0.88% of antenatal mothers, 5.66% of SDT patients, 8.44% of Female Sex Workers and 10.16% of Injecting Drug Users were infected with HIV. There were, however, considerable differences in the prevalence rates from state to state. Estimated number of adults (15-49) living with HIV, using the same methodologies and assumptions as in the previous years, worked out to be 52.06 lakhs. This gives an adult prevalence of 0.91% in the country, which is comparable to the previous year. Out of the estimated adults living with HIV, 38.4% were females, 57% were of rural background.
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