Introduction: AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome - was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By killing or impairing cells of the immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. Individuals diagnosed with AIDS are susceptible to life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes that usually do not …showed first 75 words of 2371 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2371 total…and Cities Reporting Highest Numbers of AIDS Cases" www.hivpositive.com/f-hivyou/f-statistics/topten.htm December 1999. 4.HIV Infection and AIDS, "AIDS 101" www.aegis.com, March 1999. 5.National ADAP Monitoring Project, "Annual Report" www.aidsinfonyc.org/adap/1999/report99.html. March 1999. Ganett Chart Phases Identify ProgramX Goals and ObjectivesXX Create BudgetX Develop BudgetXX Order EquipmentXX Hire StaffXX Conduct Training SessionX Recruit PatientsXX Start Pretest ExperimentX Begin Counseling SessionX Review Program EffectivenessX Start Posttest ExperimentX Evaluate ProgramX 123456789101112 2 Week Span