McNeil, Donald G.,
Facing Middle Age and AIDS. Donald G. McNeil. - New York Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 52, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Facing Middle Age and AIDS, Aug. 17, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Although AIDS is thought of as a disease of the young, in the United States it is rapidly becoming one of the middle-aged and even the old. The number of Americans over age 50 infected with the virus that causes AIDS quintupled during the 1990's, 'and a conservative estimate would be that there are more than 100,000 now,' said Dr. Marcia G. Ory, a professor of public health at Texas A & M University and co-author of a 2003 report for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on AIDS in older Americans. Unless there is a new explosion of the disease among teenagers, demographers estimate, the majority of cases by the end of the decade will be in people over 50." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the medical, social and economic problems facing older Americans with AIDS.
1522-3213;
AIDS (Disease)--Treatment
AIDS (Disease) in old age
HIV-positive persons
Middle aged persons
Older people--Medical care
AC1.S5
050
Facing Middle Age and AIDS. Donald G. McNeil. - New York Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 52, Family, 1522-3213; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Facing Middle Age and AIDS, Aug. 17, 2004; pp. n.p..
"Although AIDS is thought of as a disease of the young, in the United States it is rapidly becoming one of the middle-aged and even the old. The number of Americans over age 50 infected with the virus that causes AIDS quintupled during the 1990's, 'and a conservative estimate would be that there are more than 100,000 now,' said Dr. Marcia G. Ory, a professor of public health at Texas A & M University and co-author of a 2003 report for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on AIDS in older Americans. Unless there is a new explosion of the disease among teenagers, demographers estimate, the majority of cases by the end of the decade will be in people over 50." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article examines the medical, social and economic problems facing older Americans with AIDS.
1522-3213;
AIDS (Disease)--Treatment
AIDS (Disease) in old age
HIV-positive persons
Middle aged persons
Older people--Medical care
AC1.S5
050