Source:
Dept. of Health & Human Services, Communicable Disease Bureau
STD/HIV Info Line 1-800-233-6668
http://www.dphhs.state.mt.us/hpsd/pubheal/disease/commdis/stats.htm
*The increase in reports resulted from
a change in the reporting method. From 2000 on, AIDS and HIV were both
included in the total number.
Caveats and Definitions
AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is
caused by a virus (HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus) that attacks a person's immune system, making the body
unable to fight off infection and disease. AIDS became reportable in
Montana in 1985.
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