HIV/Aids Surveillance Report Cases of HIV Infection And AIDS in the U.s. 2002

This report is used by health depts., scientists, policymakers, & many others to provide critical info. on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This ed. has been changed after careful planning & consulting with numerous stakeholders, incl. state, local, & territorial health dept. surveillance coordinators & other personnel who coordinate AIDS treatment & care programs. Entering the 3rd decade of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the number of new HIV infections/yr., which peaked in the mid-1980s at c. 150,000 & declined to c. 40,000 in the early 1990s, has remained relatively stable since then. Also, advances in treatment enable HIV-infected persons under care to live much longer. Hence the no. of persons living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. is continuing to increase. Tables & graphs.Janssen, Robert S. is the author of 'HIV/Aids Surveillance Report Cases of HIV Infection And AIDS in the U.s. 2002', published 2004 under ISBN 9780756744083 and ISBN 0756744083.