I heard that 90% of the people who have AIDS don't even know they have it. Is this true?
2006-09-27 15:32:54 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
You are totally misreading my question...
I said that 90% of people who have aids don't know they have it. How could you misread that to think that 90% of all people have aids?
2006-09-27 15:41:29 · update #1
hmmm yea i guess but people should check if they have AIDS if they have sex alot
2006-09-27 15:35:36 · answer #1 · answered by JO 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"The CDC believes up to 950,000 people in the US are infected with HIV. 280,000 of them don't know it."
- Dec. 2004 Dr. Ronald Valdiserri, the director of the CDC HIV and AIDS prevention program
Consider that infection rates have climbed a bit since 2004 and 40,000 to 50,000 new cases are estimated in the US every year.
So consider the 2006 Census figures have almost 300 million. That looks like 1 in every 300. or about 0.33%.
Please note that number can give a false sense of security. People who are sexually active with multiple partners have much higher infection rates. In some groups it is double digit. The percentage in the general population isn't at all helpful at estimating personal risk.
2006-10-01 05:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people who get infected with AIDS will not know they have it. The only way to tell is through a blood test and if you ain't tested then you don't know. It's not like the clap where it burns when you urinate or you have a nasty discharge coming out the end of your dick. So I would say the figure is higher then just 90%
See, I did read and understand your question.
2006-09-28 01:27:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The stats are different in every country. More developed nations have better healthcare and sex ed clinics so being tested is more frequent. The true number of undiagnosed HIV cases can on be speculated at (when speaking globaly). but it is believed that in the america's there are over 100,000 undiagnosed cases. This seems like a great deal, but when you figure 320 million people it's not as big of a number as people who die in drinking and driving accidents every year.
2006-09-27 22:42:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. It's like 1 out of 4 people with HIV don't know they have it. AIDS is very apparent.
2006-09-27 22:35:26 · answer #5 · answered by Amy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
coorection, lots of people with HIV infection do not know but AIDS is a full blown syndrome and a huge number knows, yes there are cases when they present and we look for AIDS and find it, good luck
2006-09-27 22:36:21 · answer #6 · answered by HK3738 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey dint feel bad even the guy from subway has aids. Jerrod
oh wait he has Aides like physical trainer and dietitian
2006-09-27 23:37:29 · answer #7 · answered by jamesonleadfoot77 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
90% of people infected with HIV probably don't know it...by the time it becomes full blown AIDS I'm sure most of them are aware because they are so sick.
2006-09-27 22:43:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
in what world do you live? rainbow disco night perhaps?
you got it all wrong, 90% of ppl DO NOT have AIDS!
but watch out for the spreaders
2006-09-27 22:35:03 · answer #9 · answered by Nia24 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How could you demonstrate this?
2006-09-27 22:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by justamanandagorilla 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋