HIV in America

America is the country where half a million people have died because of the HIV and AIDS since the beginning of the disease. Currently there are more than one million people who are living with HIV and AIDS in America. As well as around a fifth of these are not aware of their infection. They are posing a high risk of onward transmission. America has been confronting the disease since long period of time but has got mix results in the work. The efforts to prevent the disease have not got the enough success as per year almost 56,000 Americans are infected with the disease. America lacked certain strategies regarding the epidemic until 2010 for HIV in America.

President Obama had assured to set this right during the election campaigns. He committed the creation of a National HIV/AIDS Strategy. In July 2010 the strategy was planned and it evolved around three core aims: increasing access to care and improving health outcomes for people living with HIV and decreasing new HIV infections. It is still found that people with HIV are discriminated.

Who is affected by AIDS in U.S.A.?

Though the AIDS can affect all sectors of American society, the impact has been seen more serious among some groups than the others. In the beginning of the epidemic the gay people those were most commonly identified as vulnerable groups, hemophiliacs and Haitians in America were infected. However today AIDS continue to affect thousands of gay and bisexual men and people who are injecting drug users.

Wealth status also decides the probability of HIV infection in America. A survey done by CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) in 2010 stated that in Americas poorest neighborhood HIV prevalence was 2.1 percent among heterosexuals.

The given table will show the figures of HIV

The above table shows that African Americans are excessively affected by the AIDS. Till date black Americans account for fifty one percent of AIDS related deaths. Moreover the deaths of the people like anchorman Max Robinson, rapper Eazy-E, tennis player Arthur Ashe due to the AIDS created awareness among the black community. African men and women are infected with AIDS through sex with a man. Injecting drugs would be the second reason of getting infected with AIDS. Poverty and lack of enough facilities is the third reason for the same thing.

Hispanics/Latinos are also excessively affected by the AIDS in America. It is anticipated that one in every fifty two Hispanics/Latinos will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifespan. The death rate of AIDS has been stabilized in some extent. However still there are some elements like cultural factors, lack of regular health care and migration patterns have been identified as obstacles in HIV treatment.

The given information regarding HIV in America would helpful to you to understand the nature of the AIDS in the country.