HIV in the United States of America nursing essay

HIV in the United States of America

HIV/AIDS in USA Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: HIV in the United States of America can be traced to 1968 when it is believed to have been brought to the country by an immigrant from the Mediterranean region.

In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s when the sign and symptoms of the disease began to manifest themselves, it was usually associated with old men of Mediterranean origin, however, with time, medical institutions started seeing sign and symptoms of the disease among men who had sex with other men (Spaulding et al, 2009).

Introduction

This essay will look at HIV/AIDS in United States of America, the levels of risk involved in transmission, the various stakeholders in HIV/AIDS and the cosponsors in fighting HIV?AIDS AIDS is transmitted from one individual to another when a person without the virus comes into contact with the body fluids of an infected person; this is through several ways, which are discussed below (Sigal et al, 2011).

Unprotected sexual contact with an infected person is one of the ways in which individuals contract the disease; when an individual has anal or sex without using a condom with a person who is either HIV positive or does not know his status accounts for a large number of infections especially in United States (Sonenklar, 2011).

Other forms of sexual practises such as masturbation and oral sex have been found not to contribute to the spread of the virus.

Vaginal sex is the most common mode of transmission of HIV in America with more women being infected through this method than men. ……………………………