The word "AIDS" is known to every person on earth and implies a terrible disease, against which there is an uncontrolled drop in the level of lymphocytes in human blood. The condition of the disease acts as the final phase of development in the body of HIV infection, leading to a lethal end. The first descriptions of the disease occurred in the period of the 80s, when physicians all over the world were faced with its manifestations.
Statistics data
Currently, AIDS in Russia is spreading at a colossal pace. Statistics officially recorded the number of infected. Their number is shocking with their zeros, namely, patients with HIV infection, there are about 1,000,000. These data were voiced by V. Pokrovsky - the head of the center of epidemiology of the Russian Federation. Statistics say that only on the Christmas holidays of 2015 the number of HIV-infected people corresponds to the figure of 6000. Pokrovsky noted these data as the highest figure for all previous years.
As a rule, the problem of AIDS becomes the most discussed twice a year. The AIDS Center has announced the start of winter (December 1) as the Day against the Disease. In the first days of May, Day of Sorrow is held for those who died from the "plague of the 20th century." However, the theme of AIDS and HIV was raised outside of these two days. The UN said in a statement that the Russian Federation has become a global center for the spread of HIV. Particularly frequent cases of the disease have been reported in the Irkutsk region. It has become the generalized center of the HIV epidemic.
Such information once again confirms the process of disease growth. This has been repeatedly stated by V. Pokrovsky, and UNAIDS documents have also reported this. Dmitry Medvedev during the meeting of the Commission on Health Protection confirmed the fact of the presence of patients in the country and an increase in the number of patients by 10% annually. Terrifying facts came from the lips of V. Skvortsova, who believes that in about 5 years AIDS in Russia can reach the level of 250%. These facts speak of a comprehensive epidemic.
The percentage of patients
Conducting a discussion of the problem, V. Pokrovsky argues that sexual intercourse is a typical way of infection of women. The fact is that AIDS in Russia was recorded in more than 2% of the male population aged 23 to 40 years. Of them:
- with drug use - about 53%;
- sexual contact - about 43%;
- homosexual relationships - about 1.5%;
- 2.5% of children born to mothers with HIV infection.
Statistics are truly shocking with their performance.
Reasons for AIDS Leadership
Experts note two main indicators of the deterioration of the situation in this area.
- AIDS is spreading at such a fast pace in Russia due to the lack of programs to combat it. The fact is that in the period 2000-2004, the Russian Federation received support to overcome this problem from an international fund. After the Russian Federation was recognized as a country with high incomes, international subsidies were suspended, and domestic subsidies from the country's budget became insufficient to overcome the disease.
- The disease is advancing in such leaps and bounds due to the use of narcotic substances through the use of injections. The AIDS Center has confirmed that about 54% of people have received the disease through a syringe.
Statistics shock the mass disease. The risk of becoming infected with HIV is increasing every year. The number of deaths from this disease has also increased.
According to V. Pokrovsky, people who died from AIDS in Russia are 205,000 people. This figure only covers the surveyed population. This includes patients who are already registered as having received the infection. According to experts, to this number should be added the potential hidden HIV carriers who do not receive treatment and are not registered with a doctor. In total, the figure can reach 1,500,000 people.
The most problematic area for AIDS
AIDS statistics in Russia show how widespread the problem is. At the moment, the most critical is the situation covering the Irkutsk region. The chief doctor of the region in the fight against the disease stated that almost every 2 out of a hundred people have an HIV test confirmation. This corresponds to 1.5% of the total population of the region.
Three out of four incidents occur through sexual contact between people under the age of 40. When clarifying the circumstances, it often turns out that the infected person did not suspect that he had become a carrier of the infection and he needed intensive treatment.
In the report of V. Pokrovsky, the phrase was said: “If 1% of women bearing a fetus have HIV by the results of a blood test, then epidemiologists have the right to classify the disease as a generalized epidemic.” This is an indicator confirmed by doctors in the Irkutsk region. The situation escalated due to the lack of specialized center and negligent attitude to the problem of the governor of the region.
Along with the Irkutsk Territory, a difficult situation is noted in another 19 regions. These include areas:
- Samara;
- Sverdlovsk;
- Kemerovo;
- Ulyanovsk;
- Tyumen;
- Perm Territory;
- Leningrad;
- Chelyabinsk;
- Orenburg
- Tomsk;
- Altai region;
- Murmansk;
- Novosibirsk;
- Omsk;
- Ivanovo;
- Tverskaya;
- Kurgan;
- Khanty-Mansiysk District.
The Sverdlovsk and Irkutsk regions occupy the first place in the black list, then comes Perm, followed by the Khanty-Mansiysk District, the Kemerovo Region concludes the list.
The leadership of the regions is far from happy. In these areas, you can pass the test anonymously in any medical institution.
AIDS: the cost of treatment
If anonymous testing is free in most cases, then the treatment itself will require significant investments. The pricing policy of pharmaceutical companies in the field of antiretroviral therapy in our country is quite strict. So, when comparing prices, it can be noted that the course of treatment in African countries is $ 100, in India it will be from $ 250 to $ 300, but in Russia about $ 2,000 should be paid for it. Such an amount is impossible for many residents of the country.
Statistics indicate that over the past year, only slightly more than 30% of the sick population were able to receive antiretroviral care. The reason for this fact is the inflated prices set by suppliers of medicines.
If it turns out that your partner is HIV-infected, you must urgently take a test. AIDS is a dangerous, fatal disease, so the delay in the examination can end badly for the patient.
Interesting Facts
- For the first time, people of the planet learned about the disease only 3 decades ago.
- The most insidious is the strain of HIV 1.
- Compared to the original virus, today's HIV has become more adapted and harsh.
- In the 80s, the disease sounded like a synonym for a death sentence.
- The first case of infection was recorded by doctors in the Congo.
- Many experts are of the opinion that it was the reuse of syringes that led to such a rapid spread of the disease.
- The first person to open the list of people infected and dying of AIDS was a teenager from Missouri. This happened in 1969.
- In America, they consider the first spread of the disease of homosexual Steward Dugas, who died of HIV in 1984.
- A list of world famous people who have died from the virus can be read with tears in their eyes. The disease claimed the lives of Arthur Ashe, Freddie Mercury, Isaac Asimov, Magic Johnson and many others.
- The case of Nushon Williams, who, knowing about his infection, specially infected his partners, is blamed, for which he received a prison term.
- Do not despair if you are diagnosed with HIV, our immune system is able to withstand the disease. So, out of 300 people, the body alone cope with the disease. So, our body includes a gene that can protect us from the virus, and we can hope that soon a terrible diagnosis will not mean a death sentence.