Women with HIV/AIDS affects on the death rate.

Imani Mumin

Mr. I

1/16/17

Research Paper

More than 36.6 million people in the world have been infected with HIV/AIDS and about 35 million have died from it. Many people are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS but women are drastically infected with this disease. Though over time statistics has shown that death rates due to the infection has decreased. I feel like this is an important topic to focus on because not many people in society focus on just women health. Women are all together are infected with this disease more than men. Today women are unaware of the extreme measure of this disease and I think throughout my paper they could be well informed of the this disease and how the women HIV/AIDS rate effect the death rate. Not only women but everyone should be caution of tis disease and how harmful it is.

Most people get infected with HIV/AIDS through sexually transmitted diseases but that isn’t the only way. Studies have shown that people can get infected if the virus gets inside of someone's bloods cells. You can get it through mouth, vaginal area, anus, penis or any wounds from the skin. Out of all the ways possible to get HIV/AIDS women mainly gets it from sexual intercourse. Today, of all 36.7 million people with this disease more than half are women. The website AVERT which contains global information about HIV/AIDS say that there were an estimated 380,000 new HIV infections among young women ages 15 to 49 every year. Meaning that the death rate will most likely double every year due to HIV/AIDS rates.

Back than death rates due to HIV/AIDS were higher than they are now all over the world. Based off of the graph I created on gapminder today the death rate of women have dropped largely because of new health resources and wealth. Once people gained the resources to be safe during sex and proper aid for sickness and any other diseases the death rate dropped. Also because countries are becoming wealthier which helps people pay for medical help to try to stay alive as long as possible. In the article HIV/AIDS by the website AVERT it says “Out of all 36.7 million people with AIDS today about 22.6 million die from it globally when before more than half died.” This information shows the dramatic change between the death rate between the times periods.

Women living with HIV will have the same health issues as men living with HIV but women are likely to face greater challenges. This can include trying to take care of a family, finding the best medical treatment and living with society's opinions. Although HIV/AIDS is a disease that is guaranteed to kill someone there are ways to help slow the disease's progress and prevent secondary infections and complications. In the article HIV/AIDS by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs it says “People who are getting treated for the disease are taking 3 or more drugs.” These drugs attacks the virus in their own ways but they prevent the virus from making copies of itself. This treatment may not cure the virus but it is a good way to help people enjoy the rest of their life knowing they can live a while longer.