TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - The Epidemiology and Prevention of HIV and AIDS A1 - Jones, Jeb A1 - Kelley, Colleen A1 - Sullivan, Patrick S. A1 - Curran, James W. A2 - Boulton, Matthew L. A2 - Wallace, Robert B. PY - 2022 T2 - Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e AB - Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and the immune impairments it can lead to (acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS) continue to be leading causes of morbidity and mortality globally. As of 2015, AIDS continues to be a top-ten cause of death among many low-income countries,1 and HIV infection continues to be a major public health problem worldwide, particularly among certain risk groups. Significant advancements have been made in our understanding of HIV prevention and treatment in recent years; however, the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to present numerous unique behavioral, medical, and societal challenges that have made control of the epidemic difficult. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182674992 ER -