In preparation for this Assignment, please visit each of the following websites to learn about how HIV wreaks havoc on the human immune system.

Aids.gov. Overview of HIV Treatments. Retrieved fromhttps://aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/just-diagnosed-with-hiv-aids/treatment-options/overview-of-hiv-treatments/.

CDC. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/index.html.

CDC. Living with HIV. Retrieved fromhttp://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/livingwithhiv/index.html

Aidsinfo. Health Topics. Treatment Resources: General Treatment Information. Retrieved from https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/hiv-aids-health-topics/ 65/general-treatment-information

Then, answer the questions below:

• Transmission of HIV and spread of AIDS worldwide.
• New advances in treatments for HIV disease.
• Some people have talked about the “end of AIDS” in the past few years. Why? Is this really the end?
• Why do you think some nations are unable to obtain drugs that they need to prevent/treat HIV disease?
• What have some nations done to help decrease the rates of HIV infection?
• What advice would you give to a young person who has just discovered that s/he is HIV-positive? How would your advice be different if that person lived in Uganda?
• What are some local resources in your area for people with concerns about HIV or AIDS?