FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14-2: Aids, Cytotoxic T Cell, Immunodeficiency

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 2100
• Professor: Robin Milhausen

Document Summary

Human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) Aids remains a death sentence in many developing nations but it is a manageable chronic condition in canada. 90% of those with hiv live in low to middle income countries. In many countries, it is transmitted mostly through hetero sex but in some countries men having sex with men (msm), injection drug use (idu), sex workers are at higher risk. Number of new infections are decreasing, and the number of people who live with hiv is increasing. About 25% are prob unaware that they are infected. For men, about cases of positive hiv test are msm, the remaining is idu and hetero sex. For women, 73% cases are hetero sex, 25% iud, remaining others. Aboriginal people with hiv increased in recent years (infection rate is 3. 5x higher than non-aboriginal) Infection rate for those who immigrated from countries where hiv is endemic 9x higher than for other canadians.