EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIV INFECTION IN VARIOUS SOCIAL GROUPS IN FERGANA REGION

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a chronic infectious disease that persists in the human body throughout life. It destroys the immune system, the system that protects the body from external dangerous influences. Its peculiarity is that in the initial period after the virus enters the body, no unpleasant symptoms are felt, the immune system suppresses the aggression of viruses. In our country, the Republican HIV/AIDS Center, the HIV/AIDS Center of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, the HIV/AIDS Centers of Tashkent city and regions carry out all preventive, epidemiological, laboratory testing, and treatment activities related to this area of activity in their territories. This article provides information on the study of the epidemiological characteristics of HIV infection in various social groups in the Fergana region, as well as preventive measures.