TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection A1 - Marco, Catherine A. A1 - Balhara, Kamna S. A1 - Rothman, Richard E. A2 - Tintinalli, Judith E. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Yealy, Donald M. A2 - Meckler, Garth D. A2 - Stapczynski, J. Stephan A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Thomas, Stephen H. PY - 2020 T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e AB - The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the leading cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide. As of 2016, an estimated 36.7 million people worldwide and 1.2 million people in the United States1 have HIV infection or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although HIV exists everywhere across the globe, the vast majority of new infections (95%) occur in those living in low- and middle-income countries. In sub-Saharan Africa, the world’s most affected region, nearly 1 in every 20 adults is living with HIV.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166597393 ER -