HIV/AIDS

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.