Try: Hiv and aids are increasingly common in older persons and care recipients cr the number of older people with hiv aids is on the rise about 10 of all people diagnosed with aids in the u s — some 75 000 americans -are age 50 and older because crs don’t get tested for hiv aids on a regular basis there may be even more cases than we know the following are common reasons why crs are at higher risk for hiv aids because older crs know less about hiv aids than younger age groups how it is spread; the importance of using condoms and not sharing needles; the importance of getting tested; the importance of talking to their doctor because healthcare workers and educators have neglected the middle-age and older population in terms of hiv aids education and prevention because crs are less likely than younger people to talk about their sex lives or drug use with their doctors because doctors don’t tend to ask their older patients about sex or drug use it is harder for doctors to recognize symptoms of hiv aids in crs doctors need to talk to their patients about the specific behaviors that put them at risk for hiv aids older crs often mistake hiv aids symptoms for the aches and pains of normal aging so they are less likely than younger people to get tested for hiv aids they may be embarrassed ashamed and fearful of being tested for hiv aids a disease connected with having sex and injecting drugs crs diagnosed with hiv aids often do not live as long as younger people who have the virus it is important to get tested early the earlier you begin medical treatment the better your chances for living longer information references webmd com
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