We've noticed that you're using an ad blocker

Our content is brought to you free of charge because of the support of our advertisers. To continue enjoying our content, please turn off your ad blocker.

It's off now Dismiss How do I disable my ad blocker?
❌

How to disable your ad blocker for our site:

Adblock / Adblock Plus
  • Click on the AdBlock / AdBlock Plus icon on the top right of your browser.
  • Click “Don’t run on pages on this domain.” OR “Enabled on this site.”
  • Close this help box and click "It's off now".
Firefox Tracking Prevention
  • If you are Private Browsing in Firefox, "Tracking Protection" may casue the adblock notice to show. It can be temporarily disabled by clicking the "shield" icon in the address bar.
  • Close this help box and click "It's off now".
Ghostery
  • Click the Ghostery icon on your browser.
  • In Ghostery versions < 6.0 click “Whitelist site.” in version 6.0 click “Trust site.”
  • Close this help box and click "It's off now".
uBlock / uBlock Origin
  • Click the uBlock / uBlock Origin icon on your browser.
  • Click the “power” button in the menu that appears to whitelist the current website
  • Close this help box and click "It's off now".
  • ONCOLOGY
  • News
  • Blogs
  • Topics
  • Hematology
  • Image IQ
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Slideshows
  • Conferences

Modern Medicine Network
  • Login
  • Register
Skip to main content
Modern Medicine Network
  • Login
  • Register
Menu
User
Home
  • ONCOLOGY
  • News
  • Blogs
  • Topics
  • Hematology
  • Image IQ
  • Podcasts
  • Videos
  • Slideshows
  • Conferences

SUBSCRIBE: Print / eNewsletter

Heterosexual AIDS Cases Up Sharply, But Numbers Remain Small

Jan 1, 1995
Volume: 
4
Issue: 
1
  • AIDS-Related Tumors

BETHESDA, Md--As expected, the number of reported AIDS cases increased
substantially in 1993 due to the expansion of the surveillance
case definition in January of that year, but an adjusted analysis
shows only a slight overall increase.

This analysis showed a 1993 incidence increase of 3% (62,000 cases
in 1993 versus 60,000 in 1992). However, a slight decrease (1%)
was seen in homosexual/bisexual men, while the AIDS incidence
for intravenous drug users increased by 8%, and for heterosexuals
by 23% (MMWR 43:826-831, 1994).

Still, the number of persons infected through heterosexual contact
remains small (7,500 in 1993), compared with the number infected
through homosexual sex (30,300) or IV drug use (17,800).

The report also showed significant geographic differences in AIDS
incidence trends. Although the number of cases contracted through
heterosexual sex rose in all four regions of the country, the
increases varied widely, from 11% in the South to 39% in the Northeast.

The incidence among IV drug users increased in the Northeast,
where most lived when diagnosed, but remained stable in the South
and West. The number of homosexual cases decreased in the West
while remaining stable in the Northeast, South, and Midwest.

Related Articles

  • Slide Show: AIDS-Related Tumors
  • Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Safe in HIV-Related Lymphoma
  • Current Therapeutic Options for Kaposi's Sarcoma
  • AIDS Malignancies in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
  • Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of AIDS-Related Lymphomas

Resource Topics rightRail

  • Resource Topics
  • Partner Content
Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Melanoma
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas: Mycosis Fungoides and Sézary Syndrome
3 Keys to Success in the Oncology Care Model

Current Issue

Oncology Vol 32 No 4
Apr 15, 2018 Vol 32 No 4
Digital Edition
Subscribe
Connect with Us
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
Modern Medicine Network
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Advertiser Terms
  • Privacy statement
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Editorial & Advertising Policy
  • Editorial Board
  • Contact Us
Modern Medicine Network
© UBM 2018, All rights reserved.
Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited.