Analysis of HIV/AIDS Epidemiology in Japan from 1985–2011-Infection Detection Pattern for Male Homosexuals Different from That for Male Heterosexuals but Similar to That for Females
| Autor: | Hiroshi Yoshikura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Surveillance data Adolescent Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections medicine.disease_cause Age and gender Young Adult Sex Factors Japan Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Epidemiology medicine Humans Heterosexuality Mucosal immunity Aged business.industry Age Factors Homosexuality General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Infection detection Infectious Diseases Immunology Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 68:98-105 |
| ISSN: | 1884-2836 1344-6304 |
| DOI: | 10.7883/yoken.jjid.2014.039 |
| Popis: | This article reviews Japanese HIV/AIDS surveillance data from 1985 to 2011. It revealed that heterosexual males are more prone to be detected as "AIDS cases," whereas male homosexuals and females are more prone to be detected as "HIV cases," irrespective of the gender, age, infection route, residential area, and nationality. The probability of being detected as an "AIDS case" increased with advanced age, irrespective of the gender and infection route. Interpretation of the data requires further information on the clinical latency of AIDS that could differ depending on differences in infection routes, gender, age, nature of the acute-phase syndrome and factors enhancing it, e.g., route and dose of infection, and mucosal immunity involved in sexually transmitted HIV/AIDS infection and the influence of age and gender on it. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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