Monday April 19,1999
Announcements:

Lecture notes:

More than 50% of American Teen are sexually active before age 17.

60% of teens have their first experience with sexual intercourse under the influence of alcohol.

18% of all AIDS cases are 20-29 years olds.

Physicians are now seeing AIDS in body builders who inject illegal anabolic steroids.

AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is a viral disease transmitted by infected blood and body fluids containing high concentrations of the virus.

AIDS characterized……………………………………1981
"Gay Plague"…………………………………………..1982
Hemophiliacs with AIDS………………………………1983
Virus confirmed as cause………………………………1984
HIV-2 identified……………………………………….1985
Rock Hudson dies of AIDS……………………………1985
Heat treatment of factor VIII…………………………..1985
Screening blood supply………………………………..1985
Ryan White dies………………………………April 8, 1990
Magic Johnson announces HIV status………….Nov. 7,1991

*AIDS definition changed in January 1993

*1 in 250 infected in the United States

*2^nd leading casue of death in adults 25-44

*6^th leading cause of death in age 15-24

*heterosexual transmission up 21% 1990-1991