The Vulnerable population are people living with HIV/AIDS.
HIV primarily attacks a person’s immune system by destroying CD4 cells. As time goes on the body has more difficulty fighting off infections. If a person goes untreated, over time a person’s immune system will be unable to fight off infection. This may lead to certain cancers or what’s called opportunistic infections . AIDS-acquired immune deficiency syndrome is when the person is infected with HIV and has a CD4 count under 200 cell, has been diagnosed with a specific type of cancer such as multiple myeloma or a specific type of infection typical with having HIV.
There are several causes for becoming infected with HIV. A person may become infected with HIV from having unprotected sexual contact. Having vaginal, anal, or oral sex will increase a person’s chances of becoming infected. People who have multiple and anonymous sex partners are also at risk of becoming infected with HIV.
The CDC reports, aboit 44,073 people were diagnosed with HIV in 2014. The amount of new diagnoses declined by 19% from 2005 to 2014.
By the end of 2012 there were about 1.2 million people living in the United States with HIV.
