AIDS AND HIV INFECTION: SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1981-1985

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AIDS AND HIV INFECTION: SURVEILLANCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1981-1985

Aids and Infections of Homosexual Men. Second Edition. Ma P and Armstrong D, eds. Boston, Butterworths, p. 237-49 1989.. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE ICDB/90659645
Selik RM; Curran JW; AIDS Program, CDC, Atlanta, GA

Abstract: Statistics on AIDS and HIV infection in the United States are summarized and discussed based on CDC data. AIDS case definitions have been modified and do not include all the manifestations of HIV infection. As of December 5, 1988, CDC had received reports of 79,823 cases of AIDS in the United States and its territories. Of the 26,332 diagnosed since the case definition was revised in 1987, 7252 met only the new criteria of the revised definition. Sixty-one percent of all cases were in homosexual or bisexual men, and an additional 7% were in homosexual/bisexual men with a history of iv drug abuse. Heterosexual iv drug abusers accounted for 19% of the cases. Studies indicate that HIV infection persists for many years, perhaps as long as an infected person lives. HIV has been isolated from blood, semen, saliva, tears, breast milk, and urine and is likely to be in some other body fluids, secretions, and excretions. However, epidemiologic evidence has implicated only blood and semen in transmission. A small percentage of those with AIDS are health-care workers (HCWs) and a small percentage of HCWs with AIDS do not belong to a known risk group. There is no evidence that HCWs infected with HIV have transmitted the virus to patients, but a risk of such transmission may exist. Of all known modes of transmission, the greatest progress has been made in preventing transmission through blood and blood products. (75 Refs)

Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Cross-Sectional Studies Homosexuality Human HIV Infections/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/PREVENTION & CONTROL/TRANSMISSION Incidence Male Population Surveillance Risk Factors United States MONOGRAPH
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