HIVinfectionandAIDShasemergedasamajorpublichealthproblemallovertheworld.Inthe1980s,theinfectionwasfirstfoundtobetransmittedthroughhomosexualactivityandbloodproducttransfusion.Nowitisspreadingamongheterosexualsandinjectiondrugusers,andcanbetransmittedfrommotherstoinfants.