Tapeworms of the Taenia and Echinococcus species can also be contracted by humans via accidental ingestion of cat feces containing infectious tapeworm eggs. The only form of Echinococcus transmissable by cats is that causing alveolar echinococcus.
Anyone can contract HIV, and while IDUs are at great risk because of practices related to their drug use, anyone who engages in unsafe sex (e.g., unprotected sex with an infected partner) could be exposed to HIV infection.frican-Americans account for a higher proportion of HIV infections than any other population at all stages of the disease from initial infection to death (see text box). Moreover, specific minority subgroups are at particular risk.
First, the areas that have been the most affected by the HIV epidemic have also reported the largest increases in TB cases. Second, the largest increase in TB cases has occurred among people aged 25 to 44, the age group most affected by AIDS. Third, TB is common among AIDS patients. Fourth, HIV infection is common among TB patients. More than 70% of TB cases reported in the United States racial and ethnic minorities.