Youth and AIDS.Human immunodeficiency virus human immunodeficiency virus n. HIV. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) A transmissible retrovirus that causes AIDS in humans. (HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. ) causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) A viral disease of humans caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks and compromises the body's immune system. (AIDS). HIV kills or damages cells of the body's immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. , progressively destroying the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. In its most advanced stages, HIV infection is classified as AIDS. Study the data table below to answer the questions that follow.
Total U.S. HIV and AIDS cases by Aqe, Sex,
and Exposure reported throuqh 2000 (since 1981)
Exposure
Category HIV AIDS HIV AIDS
Male Male Female Female
13-19 13-19 13-19 13-19
Sex 1,525 1,033 1,544 877
Injection 110 148 232 227
drug use
Hemophilia 106 756 -- 13
(bleeding
disorder)
Blood 12 95 20 98
transfusion
Not reported 659 334 1,371 480
Total 2,412 2,366 3,167 4,061
Exposure
Category HIV AIDS HIV AIDS
Male Male Female Female
20-24 20-24 20-24 20-24
Sex 8,270 14,989 2,947 4,233
Injection 674 2,353 770 2,015
drug use
Hemophilia 85 663 5 16
(bleeding
disorder)
Blood 28 107 30 116
transfusion
Not reported 2,894 1,387 2,655 1,353
Total 11,951 19,499 6,407 27,232
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1. Of the above categories, which age group and sex reported the most cases of AIDS? Lowest? 2. How did the majority of females ages 13 to 19 contract HIV? 3. How many males with AIDS in the 20 to 24 age group contracted the disease through injecting drugs? Females? 4. Overall, which is the most common method of contracting HIV? 5. How many more females ages 13 to 19 contracted AIDS through sexual contact than injecting drugs? Don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. Stop Now: Research U.S. HIV and AIDS statistics on www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1202.htm Which State has the highest or lowest cases of HIV infections? How many children under 13 died of AIDS in 1985? 1995? |
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