Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV | Essay

Running Head: HIV
HIV
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Epidemiology
Human Immunodeficiency virus or HIV is a global burden that is affecting the health of
people all over the world. The reason behind HIV being an epidemic is because it is a
communicable disease and it can be easily transmitted through bodily fluids such as semen and
vaginal discharge. It is estimated that 2 million people are tested HIV positive every year. In the
current scenario, 39 million deaths due to HIV/AIDs have taken place and more than 36 million
people are suffering from HIV presently [1].
HIV was prevalent in Australia but the government took strict measures to prevent and
control the epidemic through anti-retroviral drug. In the year of 2017, an estimation of 27, 545
people were diagnosed with HIV. The reason for 20,922 people to be infected was male to male
sex exposure, heterosexual sex caused 6,245 cases, injecting drug use caused 605 cases and the
reason for 168 cases were other exposures such as vertical transmission to newborn, hemophilia,
healthcare setting and blood/tissue recipient. However, HIV is not an epidemic in Australia
anymore due to the efficiency in plans for the control and prevention [2].
Malaysia has experienced the epidemic of HIV/AIDs since 1986 and it has become a
major challenge for the government to control this disease as it has become an obstruction in
developmental and health changes. In the year of 2016, 99,338 men were tested HIV positive and
12,578 women were tested HIV positive. Malaysia was ranked 7th for the prevalence of HIV in
Asia leaving behind Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Papua New Guinea.
The United Nation stated that one of the 10n countries that was the reason for 95% of HIV cases
was Malaysia in the Asia Pacific regions in 2016. Malaysia recorded 10.9 cases in every 100,000