HIV/AIDS Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/hiv-aids/ PrimaryMed.com Wed, 29 Jan 2020 04:51:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://primarymed.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-primarycare_icon-32x32.png HIV/AIDS Archives - Primary Medical Care Center for Seniors in Miami, Broward, Palm Beach https://primarymed.com/tag/hiv-aids/ 32 32 AIDS Institute: 24% of People Living with HIV Are Age 55 or Over https://primarymed.com/aids-institute-24-of-people-living-with-hiv-are-age-55-or-over/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:50:09 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=3552 Twenty four percent of the 1.2 million HIV infected people are over the age of 55. There is also an increased number of people diagnosed over the age of 50 and an increase in the number of grandparents who have become guardians of children who have lost their parents to HIV/AIDS. The United States Centers […]

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]]> On National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day, Protection and Prevention are Stressed, as 1 in 5 New U.S. Infections Occur in Young People Aged 13-24 https://primarymed.com/on-national-youth-hiv-aids-awareness-day-protection-and-prevention-are-stressed-as-1-in-5-new-u-s-infections-occur-in-young-people-aged-13-24/ Wed, 10 Apr 2019 04:42:37 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2273 The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reports that 26% of the almost 50,000, (roughly 1 in 5) newly diagnosed cases of HIV in the United States were young people between the ages 13 and 24. Children under the age of 13 tend to acquire the infection via mother to child transmission […]

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]]> Ring the Alarm! Blacks/African-Americans Still Account for Disproportionately Higher Rates of HIV/AIDS Cases in the United States https://primarymed.com/ring-the-alarm-blacks-african-americans-still-account-for-disproportionately-higher-rates-of-hiv-aids-cases-in-the-united-states/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 06:19:25 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2243 With news of a second patient cured of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, the world rejoiced that there may finally be some end in sight for this deadly epidemic that has already claimed the lives of over 40 million people worldwide. Educational campaigns and antiretroviral therapies (ART)-a cocktail of drugs to control HIV infection- […]

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]]> “Act Against AIDS” HIV/AIDS Awareness is a Year-Long Effort https://primarymed.com/act-against-aids-hiv-aids-awareness-is-a-year-long-effort/ Tue, 19 Mar 2019 04:48:42 +0000 https://primarymed.com/?p=2213 Throughout the year, special days have been designated as National HIV/AIDS Awareness Days, as they target vulnerable groups with higher than normal incidence of the disease. By raising awareness, encouraging testing, and treatment, the goal is to save lives through prevention and to minimize the stigma associated with the disease for those already living with […]

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