RT Book, Section A1 Jones, Jeb A1 Kelley, Colleen A1 Sullivan, Patrick S. A1 Curran, James W. A2 Boulton, Matthew L. A2 Wallace, Robert B. SR Print(0) ID 1182674992 T1 The Epidemiology and Prevention of HIV and AIDS T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259644511 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182674992 RD 2024/03/28 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.