Objectives
- To Understand what is HIV and AIDS.
- To understand how HIV is transmitted.
- To list common symptoms of HIV.
- To understand how HIV can be detected
Overview
- HIV has been reported in more than 190 countries worldwide. About 75% of HIV transmissions are reported to be sexual transmission. In United states ,high risk groups have been identified as:
- Heterosexual partners in contact with high risk individuals.
- Homosexual males.
- Intravenous drug abusers.
- Blood and blood component recipients.
- Hemophiliacs especially those who received factor viii concentrates before 1985.