JNH350H1 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Vagina, Semen, Mortality Rate
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15-49 years old infected with this disease: total population is not what the % is based on. Unique aspects: 100% fatal without treatment (there are some exceptions, unusually long latency period, if you ha(cid:448)e tb, (cid:449)o(cid:374)"t go o(cid:374) yea(cid:396) afte(cid:396) yea(cid:396), e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if you test positi(cid:448)e fo(cid:396) it! 90s: mother to child (mtct, primarily a phenomenon where we have a large % of aids victims as women, this is not the case universally, in africa, over 50% of aids victims are women. Idu, but medical misuse: mtct global, in any country, a woman can transmit their virus to their offspring. Eg lack of nutrition, lack of sanitation: ***beyond your control**, poverty is a macro factor, macro factor is a force beyond the control of an individual. Micro is something an individual has control over. From aids, are they including the people with hiv who die from.
