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... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > HIV/AIDS prevention
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > HIV/AIDS prevention

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HIV/AIDS prevention  

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  • HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), a syndrome rather than a single disease because it can involve a wide range of symptoms, opportunistic infections, specific cancers, and complications. Over 1.1 million individuals in the United States and 34 million individuals globally are infected with HIV. Primary HIV/AIDS prevention involves reducing the transmission of HIV from infected (HIV-positive) to uninfected (HIV-negative) individuals. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Communication; HIV/AIDS Prevention]

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