Epidemiology of HIV Infection Through 2009
This visual file is a set of 30 slides providing information on the epidemiology of HIV infection through 2009.
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HIV and AIDS
MMWR: Vital Signs: HIV Infection, Testing, and Risk Behaviors Among Youths - United States
In this report, the CDC used the National HIV Surveillance System data to estimate among youths, prevalence rates of diagnosed HIV infection in 2009 and the number of new infections in 2010. CDC used the 2009 and 2010 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System for 9th -12th grade students and the 2010 National Health Interview Survey for persons 18-24 years. Prevalence of diagnosed HIV was 69.5 per 100,000 youths at the end of 2009. Youth accounted for 12,200 (25.7 percent) new HIV infections in 2010.
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Responding to AIDS at Home and Abroad: How the U.S. and Other High Income Countries Compare
This study compares the US response to HIV over the course of the epidemic to that of the following seven other nations: Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It focuses mainly on the domestic responses of these eight nations, although their role in addressing the epidemic in developing countries is also examined.
Speed Up Scale Up: Strategies, Tools and Policies to Get the Best HIV Treatment to More People, Sooner
This report outlines some of the strategies, tools and policies that have supported the scaling up of treatment during the past decade as well as those that can address persistent or new challenges. The results are presented from a 23-country survey of how consistently these strategies are being implemented. The findings demonstrate encouraging progress by some health ministries in adopting many of the enabling policies needed to facilitate scale-up and improve care. Nevertheless, the adoption and implementation of these strategies, tools and policies are lagging in some countries.
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Pediatric HIV Surveillance (through 2011)
This slide set presents surveillance data on children younger than age 13 years with HIV in the United States.
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Separating Facts from Fiction: Protect Yourself. Protect Others
This pamphlet discusses the myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS and is part of the Prevention I Cure campaign. Topics include general myths, myths about HIV transmission, HIV therapy, recreational drug use, and other STDs.
Surveillance Brief: Terms, Definitions, and Calculations Used in CDC HIV Surveillance Publications
This information sheet explains terms, definitions, and methods of calculation used in HIV surveillance data, and the uses of these data. It defines unadjusted data, adjusted (estimated) data, AIDS diagnoses and deaths of persons with an AIDS diagnoses, and diagnoses of HIV infection and deaths of persons with a diagnosis of HIV infection. It also defines HIV incidence, persons living with a diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS, incidence rate, prevalence rate, stage of disease, and transmission category.
Adverse Events of Antiretroviral Drugs
This internet electronic file discusses side effects of antiretroviral therapy for persons with HIV. The file provides information in table form on the most common adverse events for each of the five types of antiretroviral drugs.
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2012 HIV Sourcebook for the Primary Care Provider
This monograph is a sourcebook that provides information about HIV infection for professionals who work in today’s health care system. It is meant be a convenient reference for some of the most common issues encountered in daily practice. It contains an outline of basic HIV patient care, and a list of resources that can be accessed locally. It presents guidelines and recommendations related to antiretroviral therapy (ART), treatment of opportunistic diseases, HIV testing and counseling, prevention of perinatal transmission, and post-exposure prophylaxis.
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Tuberculosis (TB) Facts: TB and HIV/AIDS
This fact sheet discusses TB and how it is affected by the HIV. It defines TB and explains the difference between TB infection and latent TB infection. The fact sheet advises that HIV weakens the immune system increasing the chance that in people with HIV and latent TB, the TB germs will become active and attack the body causing TB disease. It emphasizes the importance of TB treatment and taking the TB drugs as prescribed.