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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...

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...

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...

The video describes ways to effectively manage active TB by providing information on TB testing, diagnosis, and treatment.

This report presents guidelines for diagnosing, evaluating, and treating hepatitis C in persons incarcerated in Federal government prisons. It explains the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV), acute HCV infection and its treatment; chronic HCV infection; and a stepwise approach for detecting...

This slide set presents surveillance data on children younger than age 13 years with HIV in the United States. Slides include: 1) Diagnoses of HIV infected among children aged <13 years, by age at diagnosis, 2008-2011, United States and 6 dependent areas; 2) Diagnoses of HIV infected among children aged <13 years, by race/ethnicity, 2008-2011, United States and 6 dependent areas; 3) Diagnoses of HIV infection and population in children aged <13 years, by race/ethnicity, 2011, United States; 4) Time of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in HIV-infected pregnant women or perinatally exposed infants, birth years 2008-2011, United States; 5) HIV diagnostic outcomes among infants, by time of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment birth years 2008-2011 - United States; 6) Time of maternal HIV testing among infants with pertinatally acquired HIV infection birth years 2008-2011 - United States; 7) Perinatally acquired HIV infections in children born during 2011 - United States and 6 dependent areas; 8) Persons living with perintally acquired HIV infection year-end 2010 - United States and 6 dependent areas; 9) Stage 3 (AIDS) classifications among perinatally infected persons, 1985-2011 - United States and 6 dependent areas; 10) Stage 3 (AIDS) classifications among children ages <13 years, by race/ethnicity, 1985-2011 - United States and 6 dependent areas; and 11) Persons living with perinatally acquired HIV infection ever classified as Stage 3 (AIDS), year-end 2010 United States and 6 dependent areas.

This video discusses Hepatitis A and B viral infection. It explains the effect of both diseases on the liver, how they are transmitted, and how they can be prevented, including getting vaccinated. The transcript of the video is included. This video can only be viewed with Windows Media Player...

This video contains general information on the liver and its function,and how hepatitis affects the liver. The transcript video is included. This video can only be viewed with Windows Media Player version 10 or Real One Player.

This Toolkit is the principal outcome of the second phase of the EPT law project. It is intended as a resource for voluntary use by government officials at the state and local levels, their public and private sector partners, and others who are interested in adopting or facilitating the...

This serial reports on the Medical Monitoring Project (MMP). The MMP was designed to be a nationally representative, population-based surveillance system to assess clinical outcomes and behavioral outcomes among persons with HIV infection who are receiving medical care in the United States. This...