Toward an AIDS-Free Generation

Since the first cases of what is now known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in 1981, an entire generation has grown up under the constant cloud of this modern-day plague. Across the globe, more than 34 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 308; no. 4; pp. 343 - 344
Main Authors Fauci, Anthony S, Folkers, Gregory K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Medical Association 25.07.2012
Subjects
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - drug therapy
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - prevention & control
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Adult
AIDS
AIDS Vaccines
Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use
Antiretroviral drugs
Biomedical Research - trends
Female
Global Health
Health Services Accessibility
HIV
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
Human immunodeficiency virus
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical - prevention & control
Male
Mortality
Pandemics
Pregnancy
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Summary:Since the first cases of what is now known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported in 1981, an entire generation has grown up under the constant cloud of this modern-day plague. Across the globe, more than 34 million people are living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, including approximately 1.2 million individuals in the US. HIV/AIDS has been responsible for the deaths of an estimated 30 million individuals. Although the rate of new HIV infections has declined or stabilized in many countries, the disease continues to exact an enormous toll: 1.8 million deaths in 2010 alone, grief and hardship for countless families and communities, and deleterious economic effects as those in the prime of life who lack timely access to treatment are lost to parenting and the workforce. Depending on the region of the world, many die with little or no access to medical care, while others require and receive expensive medical and end-of-life care. Here, Fauci and Folkers discuss several interventions to fight HIV/AIDS.
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ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2012.8142