followed the good news about AIDS, the number of cases of infection decreases since the 1990s. There have been infected 1.283 this year and by reference to the 96 year have dropped more than 80% cases, this year was the previous to generalize the use of retroviral, vital in the treatment against this virus.
The profile of the infected is confirmed, 77.4 per cent are men and with an average age around 40, while between this sex cases dropped by 17 per cent and among women 11 per cent. This is undoubtedly good news, but there are better because they also declined 22% contagion by sex, almost 9% between 13% between gays and heterosexuals. Moreover, infections by sexual relations are maintained by 50%, and the percentage of transmission has increased by parental way, arriving at 37.1% but not all good news, the percentage of immigrants with AIDS has increased, while until the year 97 not reached or 3%, from 98 until 2008 has increased to 28%, although health is clara:
however, immigration in our country as a whole comes mostly from countries with lower HIV prevalence. This shows that, so far, this epidemic has been mainly by indigenous transmission without repercussions arising from the international population movements ”
to get the percentage of infections will continue to fall, nevertheless will continue to favour the least protected sectors of society, strengthen preventive measures, such as the use of contraceptives (condom) and extend the analysis of HIVas well as the information on this disease.
Tags: AIDS, HIV
