Medical Case Reports

HIV is the world’s leading infectious killer. According to WHO, Exit Disclaimer an estimated 39 million people have died since the first cases were reported in 1981 and 1.5 million people died of AIDS-related causes in 2013. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the world’s most serious health and development challenges, According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Exit Disclaimer there were approximately 35 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS in 2013. Of these, 3.2 million were children (<15 years old). 2.1 million individuals worldwide became newly infected with HIV in 2013. This includes over 240,000 children (<15 years). Most of these children live in sub-Saharan Africa and were infected by their HIV-positive mothers during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. A UNAIDS report Exit Disclaimer shows that 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV today do not know that they have the virus. The vast majority of people living with HIV are in low- and middle-income countries. According to WHO, Exit Disclaimer sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region, with 24.7 million people living with HIV in 2013. Seventy-one percent of all people who are living with HIV in the world live in this region.

Related Journals of HIV Case Reports

Journal of HIV & Retro Virus, Advances in Influenza Research, Journal of Infectious Diseases and Treatment, HIV Medicine, Current HIV Research, HIV Clinical Trials, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS, Current HIV/AIDS Reports, Journal of HIV Therapy, Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education for Adolescents and Children, Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine, Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services, HIV/AIDS policy law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, HIV Therapy, Journal of HIV/AIDS Prevention in Children and Youth, Future HIV Therapy, HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care, Pediatric AIDS and HIV Infection, Canadian HIV/AIDS policy & law review / Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Archives of STD/hiv Research, HIV and AIDS Review, HIV clinician / Delta Region AIDS Education & Training Cente, Hopkins HIV report : a bimonthly newsletter for healthcare providers / Johns Hopkins University AIDS Service, Neurobehavioral HIV Medicine