HIV: Treatment Evolution

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Understanding HIV and AIDS

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How HIV is Spread

1. How Far We've Come

Today, someone in the U.S diagnosed with HIV has a life expectancy of 40 years —or longer.  Since the introduction of protease inhibitors in 1995, HIV has gone from a death sentence to a manageable chronic disease.

However, while life expectancy rates for gay men have increased and their infection rates have decreased, heterosexual men and women have seen increases in HIV infection rates. Straight sex accounted for 27 percent of new HIV infections in 2009. Injection drug users also saw a jump in cases; they accounted for 9 percent of new cases.

What does this mean? It means the health risks of unprotected sex are still enormous. And all groups of sexually active people should be aware of their HIV risks.

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