Abstract
Strictly speaking almost anyone could develop AIDS if exposed to infected blood or blood products; however the epidemic in the United States has highlighted some individuals who are at a greater risk of acquiring the disease:
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Homosexual or bisexual men
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Intravenous drug abusers who share hypodermic needles
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Haemophiliacs who have received infected blood products
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Transfusion patients who have received infected blood products
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Heterosexual partners of AIDS patients or those infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Infants of parents with AIDS
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Cases associated with central Africa
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Haitians
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Daniels, V.G. (1987). Who can get AIDS? — the risk groups. In: AIDS. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5890-9_2
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