infections

HIV

Epidemiology

 

1% of US population

0.1% of Australia

 

M:F = 20:1

 

Groups

- homosexual 80%

- IV User 5%

- heterosexual 8%

- haemophilia 2%

- blood transfusion 1.5 %

 

Aetiology

 

Unprotected Sex

 

Blood

- needle sharing

- blood products

- accidental transmission with infected blood in health care setting

 

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