TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - HIV Infection and AIDS A1 - Battistich, Sarah A2 - Cydulka, Rita K. A2 - Fitch, Michael T. A2 - Joing, Scott A. A2 - Wang, Vincent J. A2 - Cline, David M. A2 - Ma, O. John Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 8e AB - The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) remain a major cause of infectious disease deaths worldwide. Despite decades of diagnostic and therapeutic advances, increased life expectancies from highly active antriretrovirals are in general limited to high-income industrialized countries, and morbidity and mortality around the world remains high. The pandemic continues to significantly impact affect Sub-Saharan Africa, where heterosexual transmission is common and as many as 1 in 20 individuals live with HIV and AIDS. In the United States, there are approximately 50,000 new cases annually, with higher incidences in men who have sex with men and young minority populations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/13 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1143142365 ER -