Encomium
A new study has shockingly revealed that as many as 70 percent of the people infected with the HIV (human immunodeficiency virus ) in the United States of America do not have it in check, thus stand the risk of transmission.
According to US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which conducted the research, the vast majority of 1.2 million infected people either were no longer in care or were not taking medication regularly in 2011.
Among 840,000 people who did not have the virus under control, 66 per cent had been diagnosed but were not getting regular care, while 20 percent did not know they were infected. The study also said four percent of those infected were getting care but were not prescribed anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs). Finally, 10 per cent were receiving treatment, but nevertheless did not have the infection under control.
