AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

With at least 3 percent of the population infected with HIV, possibly twice that number, AIDS stands at epidemic rates in Washington, D.C.(The Week)(Brief article)

National Review

| April 06, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2009 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

With at least 3 percent of the population infected with HIV, possibly twice that number, AIDS stands at epidemic rates in Washington, D.C. The story is bleak, and it is familiar: Black men and men in their forties have the highest rates of infection, at 7 percent for both groups, with male homosexual acts the leading vector of transmission, followed by heterosexual activity and intravenous drug use. For a sense of proportion, consider ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
One third of worlds population infected with TB bacilli: WHO Report.
News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International March 25, 2009 700+ words
KARACHI, March 25 (PPI): More than two billion people - one third of the worlds total population - are infected with TB bacilli, the microbes that cause TB, said a new WHO report. One in every 10 of those people will become sick with active TB in his or her lifetime. People living with HIV are at a
One-third of world's population infected with TB.
News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International March 21, 2006 700+ words
Karachi, March 21 (PPI): One-third of the world's population is infected with TB. This was stated in the seminar held by Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicines Aga Khan University here Tuesday in connection with the World TB Day. This year, the day will focus on the efforts of
SWINE FLU: IT'S GETTING SERIOUS; Medical chief orders the NHS to plan for up to...
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) July 17, 2009 700+ words
Byline: Daniel Martin Health Reporter BRITAIN is facing a terrifying swine flu pandemic, medical experts warned last night. Sir Liam Donaldson, the Government's Chief Medical Officer, ordered the NHS to plan for as many as 65,000 deaths over the coming months - with up to 350 victims dying every
Selenium as a protectant. (Letters to the Editor).
Magazine article from: Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients June 1, 2002 700+ words
...viral infections. Foster reports on AIDS in Africa. Zimbabwe has 26% of its population infected with AIDS; Senegal has only 1.77% of its population infected with AIDS. Senegal has a very high content of selenium in soil and hence in...
Panel: Swine Flu Could Hit Half Of All Americans
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered MELISSA BLOCK August 25, 2009 700+ words
...come a lot of numbers: 30 to 50 percent of the U.S. population infected, symptoms exhibited by 20 to 40 percent of the population...they're huge ranges, somehow a third to a half of the population infected, sounds - is that typical for an ordinary flu that will...
The feminization of AIDS. (Up Front).(majority of AIDS patients are women)
Magazine article from: The Humanist Sarin, Radhika January 1, 2003 700+ words
...Africa is the hardest hit region, with 9 percent of the population infected. In several African countries, the share of the population...twenty-five teenage boys. Of the 2.3 percent of the population infected in the Caribbean (the world's second most affected...
SciClone Gets $10.6M 'Insurance' Financing To Advance Zadaxin.
Magazine article from: BIOWORLD Today November 4, 2009 700+ words
...the number is growing. "The worst type of hepatitis C is genotype 1, and 75 [percent] to 80 percent of the population infected in the U.S., Europe and Japan is carrying that genotype," he said. "If you had genotype 3, you'd respond...
Zambia
Encyclopedia entry from: Worldmark Encyclopedia of National Economies Campling, Liam January 1, 2002 700+ words
...urbanization in Africa. The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a considerable problem in Zambia with 19 percent of the working age population infected. It is estimated that 99,000 Zambians died from AIDS in 1999 whilst those with HIV infection who were still...
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA