compare national stats to Idaho stats on HIV/AIDS and STDs

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease that causes progressive immune suppression , as stated by Bullock . It is one of the leading fatal diseases in the whole world There is still no known cure for this disease . AIDS is not the only sexually transmitted disease or STD . Among the most common are Chlamydia , Gonorrhea , and Syphilis . According to Bullock , an STD can be caused by bacteria , fungi , viral , protozoal , and parasitic organisms transferred from one infected person to another by vaginal , anal , or oral intercourse , most especially when

it is unprotected

In the year 1981 , AIDS was first acknowledged as a disease in the United States and ever since then the number of infected individuals seem to grow every year . Measures to prevent spread of the disease are still continuously being implemented . However , this cannot ensure an AIDS free world

In 2006 , there is an estimated 298 ,754 ,819 people living in the United States , as seen on the US Census Bureau website . At this same year 448 ,871 people are infected with AIDS , 44 of whom are the Black Americans , 35 are white , 19 are Hispanic , and the remaining 1 is composed of different races . There are more men affected by AIDS , they cover 77 of the AVERT .org

As for the STD figures also seen on AVERT .org , Chlamydia infects the most at an alarming rate of 1 ,030 ,911 , Gonorrhea affects 358 ,366 , and Syphilis 36 ,935

Idaho , the thirteenth largest state in the USA , has a population estimate in 2006 of 1 ,466 ,465 , according to the US Census Bureau . Not being spared from the ruthlessness of AIDS and STD , there is an estimated 569 people with AIDS , 87 are male . Men who have sexual contact with men , is the leading cause of this disease , 53 of whom blame this for acquisition . As for the females , 48 got AIDS through heterosexual contact . Of the 569 people infected with AIDS , 88 of them are of the white race , 8 are Hispanic , 2 are black , 1 is Asian /Pacific Islander , and another 1 is American Indian

Idaho STD statistics show that there are 12 with Syphilis , 206 with Gonorrhea , and 3 ,345 with Chlamydia , as reported by the Idaho department of health and welfare

Comparing national statistics to a state 's figures , we see clearly that 0 .04 of the US population is coming Idaho . There is a big discrepancy when it comes to those affected by AIDS , as we can see the large number of AIDS infected people across the United States in 2006 , there are only 569 people in Idaho with that disease . Idaho AIDS cases are 0 .06 of the Idaho has a very small population of AIDS infected people . As for infected races , nationally , black people comprise the majority of those with AIDS , but for Idaho , the white race has a staggering 88 Nationally and for Idaho , both have more males affected as compared to females

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