HIV
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that infects the human immune system. It causes AIDS.
[change] How people get HIV
People can get HIV through many ways, including:
- Through the use of infected needles, syringes and razor blades
- Unprotected sexual contact
- Babies can get it from their mothers when they are born
- Breast feeding
- Coming in contact with infected blood
[change] How common HIV is
██ 15–50% (15-50 people out of 100)
██ 5–15% (5-15 people out of 100)
██ 1–5% (1-5 people out of 100)
██ 0.5–1.0% (1-2 people out of 200)
██ 0.1–0.5% (1-5 people out of 1000)
██ <0.1% (less than 1 person out of 1000)
██ Greenland no data
[change] External Resources
- University of California, Santa Barbara's SexInfo This article provides basic information about HIV/AIDS in a way that is easy to understand. This site also has an article that provides A Personal Guide for Preventing AIDS Transmission.
- AIDS Education Global Information System (AEGiS)
