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HIV/AIDS Fact SheetHIV/ AIDS StatisticsHow many people in the U.S. are infected with HIV each year?
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data released in 2008, about 56,000 Americans become newly infected with HIV each year.
Every nine and a half minutes a person is infected with HIV in the United States. How many people in the US are living with AIDS/HIV?
At the end of 2006, the CDC estimated 1,106,400 persons in the United States were living with HIV infection, with 21% undiagnosed. What's the average life expectancy for Americans diagnosed with HIV/AIDS?
According to a 2006 study, the average life expectancy for an American diagnosed with HIV/AIDS is 24 years - 17 years longer than the average life expectancy in 1993 due to HIV-fighting antiretroviral drugs. How many people in the U.S. die of AIDS each year?
More than 14,000 people with AIDS die each year in the United States, according to the CDC. HIV/AIDS TreatmentHow is HIV treated?
A combination or "regimen" of HIV drugs (antiretrovirals) is used to treat HIV. Currently, there are 30 antiretroviral drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat people infected with HIV (28 of 30 FDA-approved antiretroviral drugs currently on the market). A typical regimen contains drugs from different classes. These include non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and protease inhibitors (PIs). What is regimen failure?
Regimen failure occurs when the anti-HIV medications being taken do not adequately control the infection. People on a failing regimen who do not switch to a more effective treatment regimen may experience immunologic immune system decline and eventually develop AIDS. What is the average cost of one year’s treatment? What are the trends in pricing and availability?
A 2006 study found that treatment costs for a person living with HIV/AIDS averaged $25,200 each year - a 40% increase since the late 1990s. Up to 70% of people living with AIDS in the US depend on Medicaid and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAP) for medication.
State budget shortfalls are causing many states to consider cuts to their Medicaid programs. ADAPs will be forced to contend with people forced out of Medicaid, or with more limited Medicaid coverage, at a time when federal resources are flat. This could result in waiting lists for treatments in states with the least resources. HIV/AIDS Drug Development PipelineWhat's the current state of the HIV drug development pipeline?
In 2009, more than a dozen anti-HIV drugs were in mid- to late-stage clinical trials but only one or two new drugs are expected to be approved within the next three years. About half of these drugs in development are sponsored by small pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. Related Articles5 Myths About HIV and AIDS - New Scientist, June 23, 2009 Are We Suffering From AIDS Amnesia? - Newsweek, June 26, 2009 # # # |