AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Since the beginning of the epidemic, 84.2 million [64.0–113.0 million] people have been infected with the HIV virus and about 40.1 million [33.6–48.6 million] people have died of HIV.

Detailed explanation-2: -From 1981 through 1990, 100, 777 deaths among persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) were reported to CDC by local, state, and territorial health departments; almost one third (31, 196) of these deaths were reported during 1990.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Epidemic Grows By 1994, AIDS became the leading cause of death for all Americans ages 25-44 years old. In 1997, UNAIDS estimated that 30 million adults and children worldwide had HIV, and that, each day, 16, 000 people were newly infected with the virus.

Detailed explanation-4: -40.1 million [33.6 million–48.6million] people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the start of the epidemic.

Detailed explanation-5: -However, without medical care, HIV still leads to AIDS and early death. Since the beginning of the epidemic, nearly 675, 000 people with AIDS in the United States have died, and even today, nearly 13, 000 people with AIDS in the United States die each year.