http://www.avert.org/america.htm
While it is important to focus on the well being of other countries, it is equally important to focus on the well being of our own. HIV/AIDS is an epidemic occurring world wide, including in the United States. Its relevance to us should be addressed.
My Article, “HIV and AIDS in America” was found off of www.avert.org. Avert is a National AIDS Charity with an excellent website that has links for information and statistics about AIDS in Africa, the Americas and Asia and Europe. It also provides information on the history and science of AIDS, the transmission and the treatment.
Half a million people have died in America since the AIDS epidemic began, along the 56,000 who are newly diagnosed each year. HIV/AIDS prevention has not has much success in America, and discrimination towards those infected is very much present. There are thousands of uninsured citizens struggling to receive proper medical attention. Although HIV can infect anyone, it usually infects men who have sex with other men, injecting drug users, hemophiliacs and Haitians. The states that seem to have the highest number of infected persons are California, Texas, Florida, Pennysilvania, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, and North Carolina. Many people who suffer from HIV/AIDS are un aware until they are in a fatal condition. In order to prevent this from happening, in 2006 the CDC created a new set of guidelines for testing. This new set of guidelines requires routine testing of adults and adolescents.
Considering America’s medical advances, I was somewhat surprised by this article. I’m surprised that not many people get tested, but I suppose it can be hard for a person to be that vulnerable. I found it fascinating that the states that have the higest population of infected citizens are states that contain major cities such as New York City, Boston and Chicago. This is most likely because major cities often have the most diverse populations, and are world hubs. Overall, I found this to be an interesting article, and it truly made me realize how far we need to continue to go in order to end the HIV/AIDs epidemic.
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i think that this article was good. it talks about how the CDC is trying to prevent HIV by giving out rountie testing to adults and kids. considering that HIV/aids infects 56 thousand new americans a year suprised me. Other than tesing who else can they stop the spread of this deadly disease?
ReplyDeleteGood article! I think it definitely makes sense that HIV/AIDs is most common in large cities. The most common groups for getting AIDs that you mentioned probably are very concentrated in cities. I also think that it is important that people are aware that HIV/AIDs is a problem in our country and that we need to start taking steps towards trying to cure it or eliminate it. I agree that it is hard to do that when people aren't taking the time to get tested.
ReplyDeleteI was very surprised to learn how many people have died from AIDS and how many people are getting diagnosed with the disease. It is very sad to hear. I find it interesting how much we focus on other countries and there numbers rather then our own. I knew it was bad in other places, Africa being the main one but our own country? People need to get tested. I was watching an episode on Opera and one man gave eight women HIV/AIDS, they trusted this man. They weren’t being safe and they weren’t being tested. The only way to prevent it from spreading is by being smart, you can never be too careful.
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