Stds and hiv cdc fact sheet national prevention information network. Hiv is a virus that infects cells of the human immune system and eventually leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome aids. The costs of health care and medications for people living with hivaids plwha are often too high for people to keep up with. In the united states, people who get syphilis, gonorrhea, and herpes often. Ask your doctor for an hiv test, or find a testing site near you by. The sheet lists the proper procedures commercial tattoo parlors should use to clean equipment and take precautions not to transmit hepatitis. H human this particular virus can only infect human beings. Cdc fact sheet hiv among african americans hiv remains a disproportionate risk to african americans. This fact sheet explains the various approaches and data used to develop the hiv care continuum, how it is used to. Each year in the united states, as many as 50,000 people become infected with hiv, and nearly. Hiv statistics prevention and health promotion administration home. Unfortunately, false information or statements that are not supported by scientific findings continue to be shared widely through the internet or popular press. Refer to the current minnesota child and teen checkups periodicity screening schedule pdf effective october 1, 2017 for the schedule of agerelated screening standards.
Linking to a nonfederal website does not constitute an endorsement by cdc or any of its employees of the sponsors or the information and products presented on the website. Post office box 149347, mc 1873 austin, texas 78714. Young african american gay and bisexual men account for more new hiv infections than any other group, and hiv afects african american heterosexual women more than women of any other race or ethnicity. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2014 cdc wonder. Stds and hiv cdc fact sheet if you have an std, you are more likely to get hiv or transmit it to others.
The dc health and wellness center provides free and confidential clinical services for persons over years of age and older. Hivaids fact sheet cirm funds many projects seeking to better understand hivaids and to translate those discoveries into new therapies. The aids info fact sheets provide easytounderstand information on a variety of hivrelated topics. Hivaids among youth of 42,514 aids diagnoses, and 232 young people with aids died 1.
Cdc estimates that percent of people infected with hiv in the united states are unaware of their infection more than 161,200 people. United states and information about hiv risk behaviors, prevention tools, testing, and more. The data are included in a new cdc report, estimated hiv incidence among adults and adolescents in the united states. Prep resources from cdc cdc has many resources including factsheets, social media, and brochures. Amebiasis pdf anthrax pdf babesiosis pdf bed bugs pdf botulism pdf brucellosis pdf campylobacteriosis pdf carbapenemresistant acinetobacter pdf cat scratch disease pdf chickenpox pdf chikungunya pdf chlamydia pdf cholera pdf ciguatera fish poisoning pdf. Relationship to homelessness hivaids and homelessness are intricately related. This fact sheet provides information about the risks associated with tattooing and transmission of the hepatitis c virus hcv, especially in prisons or on the streets.
You can also buy a home testing kit at a pharmacy or online. The continuum is the series of steps from the time a person receives a diagnosis of hiv through the successful treatment of their infection with hiv medications. As the disease progresses, people have fewer of these cells in their blood and the immune system becomes weak and damaged. If you have an std, you are more likely to get hiv or transmit it to others. Stds and hiv cdc fact sheet people who have stds are more likely to get hiv, when compared to people who do not have stds.
Consumer info sheets provide basic information about hiv testing, prevention, and treatment. This fact sheet provides information on hivstd coinfection, as well as specific testing and treatment recommendations for individuals that become dually infected. Over the last 8 years, ihs hiv screening rates have more than tripled and the prenatal hiv screening rate has risen from 65. Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases stds can be an effective tool in preventing. Why does having an std put me more at risk for getting hiv. Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the cdc website the centers for disease control and prevention cdc cannot attest to the accuracy of a nonfederal website. Summary resources are also available from hivaids bureau consultations. Internalized hivrelated stigma fact sheet pdf icon pdf 922 kb. I immunodeficiency hiv weakens your immune system by destroying important cells that fight disease. Preventing mothertochild transmission of hiv understanding. Using bleach to clean needles, syringes, cookers, and surfaces where drugs are prepared. National women and girls hivaids awareness day author. Infection with hiv damages the bodys immune system, which makes it more difficult to fight off infections and some cancers. Description hiv, or the human immunodeficiency virus, is a virus that infects cells of the immune system, undermining the bodys ability to fight infection and disease.
An estimated 7,761 young people were living with aids, a 42% increase since 2000, when. Prep for sex campaign a series of eight videos about taking prep. Because hivaids can be asymptomatic for long periods of time, screening plays an important role in early diagnosis and entry to treatment. The first cases of what would later become known as aids were reported in the united states in june of 1981. The progression of hiv infection varies depending on how you become infected. This weakens the immune system so that other opportunistic infections can occur. Fact sheets about hivaids treatment information, the prevention of mothertochild transmission, and hiv treatment side effects. More than 50% of new hiv diagnoses occurred in only 48 counties, washington, d. Cdc estimates that 16 percent of people infected with hiv in the united states are unaware of their infection more than. Hiv fact sheets provide data about how hiv affects specific populations in the united states and information about hiv risk behaviors, prevention tools, testing, and more. Sexually transmitted infections stis an sti is an infection passed from one person to another person through sexual contact. Preexposure prophylaxis prep fact sheets for patients hiv. American indian and alaska native people who are living with hiv in arizona have the highest viral suppression rates of all racial groups in the state.
The hiv clinic at phoenix indian medical center is the largest in all of ihs, with over 300 patients. New diagnosis of hiv infection and stage 3 aids, georgia 2014 georgia was fifth highest in the nation for the total number of new diagnoses of hiv infection in 20141 there were 2,640 new hiv diagnoses. Sti hiv aids fact sheets links to other websites are offered as sources of additional information. In addition, 7 states have a substantial rural burden with over 75 cases and 10% or more of their diagnoses in rural areas. Serious outcomes of flu infection are hospitalization or death. The campaign also provides faqs and information in multiple languages. Stds and hiv fact sheet centers for disease control.
The pill contains medicines that prevent hiv from making new virus as it enters. Hiv surveillance fact sheet, 2014 georgia department of. Human immunodeficiency virus hivaids fact sheet what is hiv. If you are not finding what you need, try searching similar terms e. Hiv infection is a communicable disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus hiv which. Program and populationspecific fact sheets that highlight ryan white hivaids services report rsr data about clients served by the ryan white hivaids program and provide detailed information about specific program parts. Hiv can be transmitted only through an hivpositive persons blood, semen, preseminal fluid, rectal fluids, vaginal fluids or breast milk.
Hiv testing is essential for improving the health of people living with hiv and helping to prevent new infections. How does hiv get passed from one person to another. Fact sheets about hivaids treatment information, the prevention of motherto child transmission, and hiv treatment side effects. Use the links below to visit the std fact sheet web pages in english and spanish.
Stis are also called sexually transmitted diseases, or stds. In the united states, people who get syphilis, gonorrhea, and herpes often also have hiv, or are more likely to get hiv in the future. The centers for disease control and prevention cdc recommends that all women get tested for hiv before. Use our dc health service telephone directory to view the telephone numbers for various dc health services. Therefore, the centers for disease control and prevention cdc has prepared this fact sheet to correct a few misperceptions about hiv. Centers for disease control and prevention cdc fact sheet hiv testing in the. All the fact sheets are written specifically for patients in easy to read language. Stis are usually spread by vaginal, oral, or anal sex. Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2014 division of std prevention november 2015 u. Chlamydia chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease std caused by chlamydia trachomatis, a bacterium, which can damage a womans reproductive organs gonorrhea. Hiv and african americans pdf, 440k hiv and african american gay and bisexual men pdf, 598k these statistics underscore the importance of the hiv. The page houses fact sheets on hiv in various contexts.
Produced by the new york state department of health. You may find these useful for your own personal knowledge, to share with friends or colleagues, or to use in the workplace or schools to educate others. This may reduce the risk of hiv and hepatitis c but doesnt eliminate it. These and other facts are highlighted in updated cdc factsheets published recently. Download the hiv fact sheet english and spanish pdf. Educational materials available from dshs fact sheets. If youd like to include this content on your web site with automatic updates, visit the sexually transmitted diseases stds syndicated content page. Department of health and human services centers for disease control and prevention national center for hivaids, viral hepatitis, std, and tb prevention division of std prevention atlanta, georgia 30333. Wisconsin division of public health department of health and family services hiv infection disease fact sheet series what is hiv infection. In 2001, under pressure from anticondom activists within the administration, cdc re. Hiv 101 consumer info sheet english and spanish pdf iconpdf. Page 1 is in english, page 2 is in spanish august 2019 hiv testing 101 many hiv tests are now quick, free, and painless.
Avert s hiv testing fact sheet explains the test and what the result means. Injection drug use and hiv risk centers for disease. To narrow your search, add additional relevant terms. Information about national women and girls hivaids awareness day, which is celebrated annually on march 10, and why it is important for people to participate, along with facts about hivaids and prevention among women and girls. How does syphilis affect a pregnant woman and her baby. New, sterile water or cotton should be used each time. In hivpositive gay men, the rate is estimated to be double. Through a uniform system, cdc receives reports of aids cases from all us states and territories. More than 9 million women in the united states are diagnosed with an sti each year. Child and teen checkups fact sheets minnesota department. A comparison in 1999, the centers for disease control and prevention cdc published a fact sheet with messages to encourage sexually active people to use condoms to prevent hiv and other sexually transmitted infections stis. It cannot be used to get treatment or infection history for individuals, or to request information on programs. Data to monitor hiv burden and treatment outcomes in the united states pdf iconpdf. Cdc fact sheet hiv testing in the united states hiv testing is essential for improving the health of people living with hiv and helping to prevent new infections.
Email data requests to hivstd program this email can be used to request data and statistics on hiv, tb, and stds in texas. Print versions of these fact sheets are available on the web pages. Pdf documents can be viewed with the free adobe reader. Testing for hiv is the only way to know if you have an hiv infection. Preexposure prophylaxis, or prep, is a new hiv prevention method in which people who do not have hiv infection take a pill daily to reduce their risk of becoming infected. Influenza or flu is a viral respiratory illness, mainly spread by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk.