Running head: HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS DISEASE Human immunodeficiency virus disease Name Institutional Affiliation 1 HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS DISEASE 2 Human immunodeficiency virus disease Human immunodeficiency virus is a viral infection primarily driven by sexual contact among other causes. The disease is prevalent among specific vital populations, but gay people suffer from the disease the most. Besides, the African Americans are usually affected the most by HIV across all the critical population's groups. A failure in the use of condoms increases the risks of the infection. The primary factor to the prevention of the disease is a stigma, which results in low rates among the people when it comes to HIV testing. About 40 million people across the world are living with the virus across the world (Hariri & McKenna, 2017). In the U.S., about 1.2 million people are living with the virus, representing a 2.5 percent global burden. Contributing factors Stigmatization is one of the factors that contribute to HIV. Stigma prevents people from being tested. Failing to know your status increases the chances that you will infect your partner with the virus. Secondly, drugs use and alcoholism is a contributing factor. The sharing of injection tools increases the risks of infection. Alcohol users do not usually make wise decisions regarding sex and may end up having unprotected sex under the influence of alcohol (Hariri & McKenna, 2017). Thirdly, the ignorance among the peop ...
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