the most common means by which HIVis spread is through intravenous drug use?

Question

TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 1

In the whole world? I'd have to say false -- not too many IV drug users in rural africa or other less developed areas - it's gotta be through sexual transmission

Answer 2

False. The most common means of HIV transmission is via unprotected sexual act. Intravenous drug use is the most common in some countries of the world.

Answer 3

I'm taking a punt here on false.

Considering the rate the infection is spreading through parts of Africa, I don't think IV drug use would be the cause. Sexually transmitted.

Answer 4

No drug use is only one way to spread AIDS. Worldwide the most common way spread AIDS is through unprotected sex. Always wear a rain coat!

Answer 5

HIV is one of the deadliest STD or Sexual Transmitted Diseases, and the are vastly more people having unsafe sex, than intravenous drug users.

Answer 6

AIDS Cases by Exposure Category

Exposure is the way of reporting HIV cases by how they were spread. It is described by transmission categories. Six common transmission categories are male-to-male sexual contact, injection drug use, male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use, heterosexual (male-female) contact, mother-to-child (perinatal) transmission, and other (includes blood transfusions and unknown cause).

Following is the distribution of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS among adults and adolescents by exposure category. A breakdown by sex is provided where appropriate.

Exposure Category Estimated # of AIDS Cases, in 2004
Total
Male-to-male sexual contact - 17,691
Injection Drug Use 9,152
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 1,920
Heterosexual contact 13,128
Other** 577



Exposure Category Estimated # of AIDS Cases, Through 2004*
Total
Male-to-male sexual contact 441,380
Injection Drug Use 248,813
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use 64,833
Heterosexual contact 159,114
Other** 20,721

*Includes persons with a diagnosis of AIDS from the beginning of the epidemic through 2004.
** Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal, and risk not reported or not identified.
The distribution of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS, among children*** by exposure categories follows:

Exposure Category Estimated # of AIDS Cases in 2004 Cumulative Estimated # of AIDS Cases Through 2004*
Perinatal 47 8,779
Other** 0 664

*Includes persons with a diagnosis of AIDS from the beginning of the epidemic through 2004.
** Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, and risk not reported or not identified.
***The term "children" refers to persons under age 13 at the time of diagnosis.

Answer 7

I think is false.... sexual contact is the most common

Answer 8

False, unprotected sex, most cases anal sex because not very many think of hiv they think of babies. So if they do it in the butt they dont care -wrong.

Answer 9

false?

Answer 10

true