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With HIV still common in the U.S. it is hard to get a grasp on it because it is easily transferred to people the sex and open cuts on individuals. It is really hard to get a grip on it when the government is not willing to help. For example, when Ronald Reagon was in office he basically ignored the disease almost like it did not exist. Which is a difference because other countries made it priority in trying to treat as well as prevent it from spreading. Some of the prevention methods were just to supply free condoms to the public. Even though it does not sound like much that can go a long way to help prevent others from transferring the disease. I also guess that the attitudes towards the disease is that it is a very nasty disease and the ones that do not have it really don’t want or care about trying to help the ones that do have it. That could also fall under people having fear towards the disease that they do not want the disease of course so they try to stay clear from anyone who has it. As for the people that do have it they can be ashamed or embarrassed that they have it and do not anyone know that they have it to a certain point and they could very easily transfer the disease to another person. That could also fall under them having moral issues with the disease. Feeling like they are a failure to their religion so as a result they do not try to find help. For the reason that HIV is still a modern pandemic in my opinion is that there is not enough awareness about the disease. Like mention before, the government is not really doing their part to recognize that it is a problem and step in to try and make a difference in the country. As listed above those are some starting points to start at if we as a country want to start preventing the spread of HIV and hopefully not have to worry about it in the future.