Aids PDF
Aids PDF
Aids PDF
HIV/AIDS
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) - targets the immune system and weakens
people's defence systems against infections and some types of cancer. As the virus
destroys and impairs the function of immune cells, infected individuals gradually
become immunodeficient. Immune function is typically measured by CD4 cell
count.
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
TRANSMISSION
1. Unprotected Sexual Contact
• HIV can be transmitted sexually through vaginal sex, oral sex and anal sex.
• HIV can be transmitted during unprotected sexual intercourse or through contact
with infected blood, semen, or cervical or vaginal fluids of the infected person.
• The presence of other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) increases the chance
of contracting or transmitting HIV.
2. Blood Transmission
HIV-infected blood enters the body through:
•A transfusion
• Sharing of contaminated needles, syringes, razors or other sharp objects.
• Infected blood entering the body through open wounds
3. Mother-to-Child Transmission
Mothers can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy, during delivery, or after
birth through breastfeeding
KEY FACTS/RESEARCH
● HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed more than
35 million lives so far. In 2017, 940 000 people died from HIV-related causes
globally.
● There were approximately 36.9 million people living with HIV at the end of
2017.
● 59% of adults and 52% of children living with HIV were receiving lifelong
antiretroviral therapy (ART) in 2017.
● The WHO African Region is the most affected region, with 25.7 million people
living with HIV in 2017. The African region also accounts for over two thirds of
the global total of new HIV infections.
● It is estimated that currently only 75% of people with HIV know their status. In
2017, 21.7 million people living with HIV were receiving antiretroviral therapy
(ART) globally.
● Between 2000 and 2017, new HIV infections fell by 36%, and HIV-related deaths
fell by 38% with 11.4 million lives saved due to ART in the same period. This
achievement was the result of great efforts by national HIV programmes
supported by civil society and a range of development partners.
UNAIDS, 2018
● 36.9 million [31.1 million–43.9 million] people globally were living with
HIV in 2017.
● 21.7 million [19.1 million–22.6 million] million people were accessing
antiretroviral therapy in 2017.
● 1.8 million [1.4 million–2.4 million] people became newly infected with
HIV in 2017.
● 940 000 [670 000–1.3 million] people died from AIDS-related illnesses in
2017.
● 77.3 million [59.9 million–100 million] people have become infected with
HIV since the start of the epidemic.
Key populations
● Key populations and their sexual partners account for:
○ 47% of new HIV infections globally.
○ 95% of new HIV infections in eastern Europe and central Asia
and the Middle East and North Africa.
○ 16% of new HIV infections in eastern and southern Africa.
● The risk of acquiring HIV is 27 times higher among men who have sex
with men; 23 times higher among people who inject drugs; 13 times
higher for female sex workers; 12 times higher for transgender women.
HIV/tuberculosis (TB)
● TB remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV.
○ TB accounts for around one in three AIDS-related deaths.
● In 2016, 10.4 million people developed TB disease, 1.2 million were living
with HIV.