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Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/HTLV-III/LAV): a review
Infection
|September 1, 1986
Abstract:
The literature on the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/HTLV-III/LAV) is reviewed. HIV spreads by vertical transmission and by iatrogenic transmission (transfer of blood or blood-containing products), by infected needles among i.v. drug users and, more rarely, among health care workers, but mainly by sexual contact. In Western countries the virus is mainly spread by passive anal intercourse among homosexuals and seldom by heterosexual intercourse. In African countries, however, the virus is mainly spread by heterosexual intercourse, probably because of other, concurring sexually transmitted diseases. Some preventive measures are discussed.
Keywords:
AfricaAntibodies--analysisBehaviorBiologyDelivery Of Health CareDeveloped CountriesDeveloping CountriesDiseasesHealthHealth PersonnelHematological EffectsHemic SystemHeterosexualsHiv Infections--prevention and controlHiv Infections--transmissionHomosexualsImmunityImmunologic FactorsLiterature ReviewPhysiologySex BehaviorSocial ProblemsSubstance AddictionViral Diseases