AIDS in America.The AIDS epidemic epidemic, outbreak of disease that affects a much greater number of people than is usual for the locality or that spreads to regions where it is ordinarily not present. has been one of the most devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. in modern times, with a worldwide death toll of more than 25 million so far. The disease today is most widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, but no country or region is immune and the epidemic is far from contained. In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , there are an estimated 1 million people infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. As the graph shows, there was a sharp spike A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression. (jargon) spike - To defeat a selection mechanism by introducing a (sometimes temporary) device that forces a specific result. in both AIDS diagnoses and deaths in the U.S. between 1982 and 1992. The sudden rise occurred in the years after doctors first identified AIDS and before the advent of drug treatments that helped stow the progression of H.I.V. infection to AIDS. The graph shows that while the number of AIDS cases in the U.S. has fatten fat·ten v. fat·tened, fat·ten·ing, fat·tens v.tr. 1. To make plump or fat. 2. To fertilize (land). 3. from its peak, the disease remains a deadly threat to public hearth hearth symbol of home life. [Folklore: Jobes, 738] See : Domesticity . ANALYZE THE GRAPH 1. About how many more cases of AIDS were reported in 1986 than were reported in 1982? (a) 16,000 (b) 20,000 (c) 21,000 (d) 18,000 2. The data on this graph indicate that the largest increase in the number of reported AIDS cases came between the years and 3. What was the approximate number of deaths from AIDS in 19987 (a) 20,000 (b) 19,000 (c) 18,000 (d) 17,500 4. The graph shows that between 1990 and 1994, deaths from AIDS rose by approximately (a) 25% (b) 35% (c) 45% (d) 55% 5. In 2000, the approximate difference between the number of reported AIDS cases and the number of reported deaths from AIDS was (a) 17,000 (b) 19,000 (c) 22,000 (d) 25,000 6. Note that the number of reported AIDS cases rose by about 5 percent between 2000 and 2004. About how many cases of AIDS will there be in 2006 if there is a 5 percent rise between 2004 and 2006? (a) 49,000 (b) 47,000 (c) 46,000 (d) 44,000 7. In a five-paragraph essay, explain how the graph might be used to discuss both the effectiveness of AIDS medicines and education and the danger still posed by AIDS. |
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