The total number of people living with HIV/AIDS in China has hit 575,000, and 177,000 have succumbed to it so far, revealed official data.

‘The total number of people living with HIV/AIDS in China has hit 575,000 in 2015, and 177,000 have succumbed to it so far. Sexual transmission is the main cause, with infection through heterosexual activities accounting for 66.6% of total cases, those through homosexual activities 27.2%.’

Describing the situation as a mild pandemic, the CDC said, "Men who have sex with men were amongst the highest infection rate."





The 2015 statistics suggest that around 8% of men who have sex with men in China are living with HIV/AIDS.
Sexual transmission is the main cause, with infection through heterosexual activities accounting for 66.6% of total cases, those through homosexual activities 27.2%, while mother-to-child and drug needle infection rates are low.
The CDC said, "Infections among young people have become particularly noticeable as 2,662 new cases of students living with HIV/AIDS were reported from January to October, 2015, a surge of 27.8% year on year. Some 97,000 new cases in total were reported in the period."
Source-IANS