Aids : A Rampant Intruder

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  • Suresh Chandra

Abstract

The HIV/AIDS epidemic represents the most serious public health problem in India. There is no denial of the enormity of the problem. The prevalence of infection in all parts of the world highlights the spread from urban to rural areas and from high risk to general population. It is esti­mated that as on end of year 2004, 39.4 million people were infected with the virus. Migration of labour, low lit­eracy levels leading to low awareness, gender disparities, prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases and reproduc­tive tract infections are some of the factors attributed to the spread of HIV/AIDS. 4.9 million ( 4.3 million - 6.4 million) people have aquired HIV infection only in one year of span - 2004. The global AIDS epidemic killed 3.1 million ( 2,8 million- 3.5 million) people in the past year.

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Published

2004-12-31

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Chandra S. Aids : A Rampant Intruder. Indian J Community Health [Internet]. 2004 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Oct. 13];16(2):1-4. Available from: https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/91

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