Poor man's burden.

• Autores: Jessica Wapner
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 305, Nº. 1, 2011, págs. 30-32
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In this article the author discusses the causes of high rates of HIV infection in the southern U.S. She notes that when the U.S. AIDS epidemic began, the illness was primarily an urban problem with many of the cases in New York, San Francisco, California, and Los Angeles, California. She further notes that while the number of AIDS cases in New York and California rank among the highest in the U.S., according to statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HIV infection has taken a disproportionate toll on U.S. southern states since 2009. An in-depth discussion on the interrelated causes of HIV infection, including poverty, culture, and prejudice, and solutions from reducing HIV infection rates in the southern U.S. are presented.