HIV - AIDS Reference

HIV Reference: General

Glossary Of HIV Terms: From A to Z....
1993 Revised Classification System for HIV Infection and Expanded Surveillance Case Definition for AIDS Among Adolescents and Adults
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - December 18, 1992: The etiologic agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AIDS) is a retrovirus designated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The CD4+ T-lymphocyte is the primary target for HIV infection because of the affinity of the virus for the CD4 surface marker. The CD4+ T-lymphocyte coordinates a number of important immunologic functions, and a loss of these functions results in progressive impairment of the immune response. Studies of the natural history of HIV infection have documented a wide spectrum of disease manifestations, ranging from asymptomatic infection to life-threatening conditions characterized by severe immunodeficiency, serious opportunistic infections, and cancers. Other studies have shown a strong association between the development of life-threatening opportunistic illnesses and the absolute number (per microliter of blood) or percentage of CD4+ T-lymphocytes. As the number of CD4+ T-lymphocytes decreases, the risk and severity of opportunistic illnesses increase.

HIV Reference: Patient

Day One: If you just found out you have HIV, start with DAY ONE.
Clinical Trials Finder: The AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service is your central resource for current information on federally and privately funded clinical trials for AIDS patients and others infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

HIV Reference: Professional

National HIV/AIDS Clinicians' Consultation Center Website: An AIDS Education and Training Centers clinical resource for health care professionals, from the University of California, San Francisco at San Francisco General Hospital. Services include: Warmline- National HIV Telephone Consultation Service; PEPline - National Clinicians' Post-Exposure Prophylaxis Hotline; and Perinatal Hotline - National Perinatal HIV Consultation and Referral Service

HIV Reference: Science

The HIV Life Cycle: A pictorial trip through the life cycle of the Human Immunovirus (HIV), the virus that causes "AIDS."
HIV/AIDS Conference Abstracts (1980-Present): A collection of conference abstracts, some of which will only be found on AEGiS.
AIDSLINE (1980-2000): A huge collection of scientific abstracts and citations from the National Library of Medicine.

HIV Reference: History

"So little time...": A year-by-year timeline of the epidemic -- What did they know? -- When did they know it?
Women and AIDS: Historical Timeline: Terri L. Wilder, LMSW; Since the beginning of time, women have had to fight for recognition. Women had to fight to vote. Women had to fight to work. Women even had to fight to wear the clothes they liked. Twenty years ago women were fighting off unusual symptoms. Twenty years ago women were fighting to be diagnosed. Twenty years ago women were fighting to stay alive.

HIV Reference: Statistics

CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports, offered in PDF format and available on AEGiS:: Vol. 15, 2003 Vol. 14, 2002 Dec 2001 June 2001 Dec 2000 June 2000; Dec 1999 June 1999 Dec 1998 June 1998 Dec 1997 June 1997; Dec 1996 June 1996 Dec 1995 June 1995 Dec 1994 June 1994; Dec 1993 Oct 1993 July 1993; 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982

Elsewhere on the Internet

CDC HIV/AIDS Surveillance Reports: The HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report contains tabular and graphic information about U.S. AIDS and HIV case reports, including data by state, metropolitan statistical area, mode of exposure to HIV, sex, race/ethnicity, age group, vital status, and case definition category.
HIV/AIDS among African Americans: Information from the CDC: Among diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans, HIV/AIDS has had a particularly devastating effect. At every stage--from HIV diagnosis through the death of persons with AIDS--the hardest-hit racial or ethnic group is African Americans.
HIV/AIDS Statistics Resources: From NIAID, 2006

Kaiser Family Foundation: HIV/AIDS epidemic in the U.S. by state HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic

World Health Organization

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Surveillance Reports (PDF format)

   AIDS epidemic update - December 2003


   AIDS epidemic update - December 2002


   Global AIDS Report - 2002


Launched before the XIV International AIDS Conference, held in Barcelona in July 2002, it is sometimes referred to as the "Barcelona" report.

   AIDS epidemic update - December 2000


   Global AIDS Report - June 2000


   AIDS epidemic update - December 1998


   Global AIDS Report - June 1998


HIV Reference: Finding Printed Information
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