Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Opportunistic Infections Associated with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Uganda
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains one of the greatest challenges twenty-first century in absence an effective vaccine or cure. It is estimated globally that close to 38 million people are currently living with HIV and more than 36 have succumbed this deadly from time first case was reported early 1980s. degrades body immunity makes it vulnerable different kinds opportunistic infections (OIs). However, introduction highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) 2003, pattern frequency OIs has been progressively changing though variations parts World. So chapter discusses temporal spatial patterns Uganda.
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عنوان ژورنال: Infectious diseases
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1178-6337']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.105344