Download The first recorded case of HIV/AIDS in Australia was in Sydney in

Year 9 Infectious Disease – Case Study
Name: ______________
HIV/AIDS in Australia since 2000
(Australia population = 22,620,600 in 2011)
The first recorded case of HIV/AIDS in Australia was in Sydney in October 1982, and first Australian death from AIDS
occurred in Melbourne in July 1983.
As at December 2005, there had been 22,361 diagnosed HIV infections and 6,668 deaths following AIDS in Australia, and just
over 15 000 people were living with HIV/AIDS including a low but growing proportion of women. ] Survival time for people
with HIV has improved over time, in part through the introduction of antiretroviral drug treatments,
While the spread of the disease has been limited with some success, HIV/AIDS continues to present challenges in Australia.
The Bobby Goldsmith Foundation reports that nearly a third of people with HIV/AIDS in New South Wales (the state with the
largest infected population) are living below the poverty line. Living with HIV/AIDS is associated with significant changes in
employment and accommodation circumstances.
After the initial success in limiting the spread of HIV, infection rates began to rise again in Australia, though they remained
low by global standards. After dropping to 656 new reported cases in 2000, the rate rose to 930 in 2005. Transmission
continued to be predominantly through sexual contact between men, in contrast to many high-prevalence countries in which it
was increasingly spread through heterosexual sex. Indeed, the majority of new Australian cases of HIV/AIDS resulting from
heterosexual contact have arisen through contact with a partner from a high-prevalence country (particularly from sub-Saharan
Africa or parts of south-east Asia).
The new trend toward an increase in HIV infections prompted the government to indicate it was considering a return to highly
visible advertising. Reflecting this concern with the rise in new cases, Australia's fifth National HIV/AIDS Strategy (for the
period 2005–2008) was titled Revitalising Australia’s Response, and placed an emphasis on education and the prevention of
transmission.
On 19 October 2010, The Sydney Morning Herald reported that 21,171 Australians have HIV, with 1,050 new cases diagnosed
in 2009. The Sydney Morning Herald also reported that 63% of Australians living with HIV were men who have sex with men,
whether they are homosexual or bisexual, and 3% were injecting drug users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_Australia
Answer the questions based on the Information given.
1.
What are HIV and AIDS? (find these from Google)
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/hiv.html
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2.
When and where was the first HIV infection recorded?
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3.
When and where was the first AIDS patient died?
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4.
By the end of 2005, how many people were affected by HIV and AIDS in Australia.
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5.
With reference to the Graph, what is the trend in new HIV diagnosis?
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6.
With reference to the Graph, what is the trend in death related to AIDS in Australia? Give a reason for this trend.
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7.
Give some reasons why there are more cases of HIV/AIDS in New South Wales than any other states.
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8.
Give a reason why there may be an increase of HIV/AIDS in recent years.
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9.
Why do men have more chance of being infected with the HIV virus?
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10. What do the Government do to prevent the increase in HIV infection?
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11. What should people do to prevent HIV infection?
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