Ever wonder why the people of the CDC and the NIH never discuss the other pandemics that have ravaged our country but never discussed a national shutdown to stem the spread of a contagious virus like Influenzas or here in this below HIV, AIDS that killed 100's of thousands or in the case of HIV more then a million souls?
Wonder no longer as we now can begin to understand the Wuhan thing is just another political operation, a game run by those that seek an unfair advantage at the expense of the entire country's population that has suffered hundreds of death and destruction as a result.
Still questions? There are many clarification questions needed but very few substantive answers forthcoming!
Why the masks and distancing when the ''good doctor'' Fauci said it's not necessary, then said it was critical we do it and shutdown the country, but now maybe not so much? His models were wrong before and they are wrong today, the predictions change by the day.
Goodness, and yet we believe this virus is the worst according to the 'good doctor'. Obey or die is the call. Why now but not for all of the other flu pandemics, or Ebola, or HIV? All three have no vaccine, no cure. Again how come now all is lost unless we wait to be released by the good doctor?
Who the hell is the "good doctor" Fauci? What are his motivations now as compared to what went on over the last 36 years of his career as a tenured government bureaucrat?
Questions! Are the masks and distancing just tools to create the fear of demise and to separate people from reality making them much easier to control? Questions! Does the good doctor have ties to a particular political party as history shows are like nearly all other bureaucrats over the decades vote for the progressive democraaats, seeking their main goal in life, more and bigger government and self preservation?
Questions! Questions! Questions! Why no answers? Where are the dam Republicans? Hiding under their collective desks again!?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)Trusted Source reported the first five known cases of complications from HIV in Los Angeles in June 1981. The previously healthy men had contracted pneumonia, and two died. Today, more than a million Americans have the virus.
Being diagnosed with HIV was once a death sentence. Now, a 20-year-old with HIV who begins treatment early can expect to live to their early 70sTrusted Source. The disease, which attacks the immune system, can be controlled by modern-day antiretroviral medications.
Around 1.1 million AmericansTrusted Source have HIV. About 15 percentTrusted Source of people ages 13 and older with HIV don’t know they have it.
An estimated 39,782 AmericansTrusted Source were newly diagnosed with HIV in 2016. In that same year, 18,160 individuals living with HIV developed stage 3 HIV, or AIDS. This is in striking contrast to the early days of HIV.
According to the American Federation of AIDS Research, by the end of 1992, 250,000 Americans had developed AIDS, and 200,000 of these had died. By 2004, the number of cases of AIDS reported in the United States closed in on 1 million, with deaths totaling more than 500,000.
According to the CDCTrusted Source, men who have sex with men made up almost 67 percent (39,782) of the 50,000 people who contracted HIV in the United States in 2016; of these, 26,570 contracted the virus specifically as the result of male-to-male sexual contactTrusted Source.
However, anyone who practices sex without a condom or shares needles can contract HIV. Among the 9,578 heterosexual peopleTrusted Source diagnosed in the United States in 2016, 2,049 men and 7,529 women contracted the virus. Overall, new diagnoses decreased.
When it comes to raceTrusted Source, 17,528 of those diagnosed in the United States in 2016 were black, 10,345 were white, and 9,766 were Latino.
Americans in the 25 to 29 age rangeTrusted Source had the most diagnoses in that year: 7,964. Next highest were those ages 20 to 24 (6,776) and 30 to 34 (5,701).
In 2016, five states alone made up almost half of new diagnoses in the United States. These five states account for 19,994 of 39,782 new diagnoses, according to the CDCTrusted Source:
- California
- Florida
- Texas
- New York
- Georgia
AIDS.gov reports that 36.7 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and 35 million have died since 1981. Additionally, the majority of people with HIV live in developing and moderate-income nations, such as those in sub-Saharan Africa.
The World Health OrganizationTrusted Source reports that access to care has increased between 2010 and 2012 in these areas. Still, people most at risk around the world don’t have access to treatment or prevention. Just over one-third of the 28.6 million people in developing and moderate-income countries who should be on antiretroviral medication are getting it.
There is still no cure for HIV, and it can take a huge financial toll on those living with it. The United States is expected to spend more than $26 billion annually on HIV programs, including:
- research
- housing
- treatment
- prevention
Of that amount, $6.6 billion is for aid abroad. This expenditure represents less than 1 percent of the federal budget.
Not only are life-saving medications expensive, but large numbers of people in hard-hit countries with limited resources have died or are unable to work due to HIV. This has affected the development of these nations.
HIV affects people during their working years. Countries end up with lost productivity and, in many cases, a significant reduction in workforce. This all adds up to severe impacts on their national economies.
The average cost of treating a person with HIV over the course of their lifetime is $379,668. The CDCTrusted Source reports that prevention interventions can be cost-effective because of the medical expense that’s avoided when HIV isn’t transmitted as widely.
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