New York could end the AIDS epidemic in the state by the end of next year, the governor's office says. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that new HIV diagnoses in the state dropped to 2,481 in 2018, a historic low.
New York could end the AIDS epidemic in the state by the end of next year, the governor's office said.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that new HIV diagnoses in the state dropped to 2,481 in 2018, a historic low.Up to 200,000 uninsured people may soon have access to HIV prevention medicationIt's a victory for Cuomo's"Ending the Epidemic" initiative, launched in 2014, which aimed to connect undiagnosed patients with proper care and prevent high-risk New Yorkers from contracting the virus, the governor's office said.
The virus attacks the immune system and kills the body's T cells, which makes people more vulnerable to infection. There's no cure for the virus, which can lead to AIDS when untreated, but it can be treated with antiretroviral therapy, which can weaken the amount of HIV in the blood until it's virtually undetectable, according to the CDC. In February, President Donald Trump announced a 10-year initiative to reduce HIV diagnoses in the US by 90%.
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