1 An example of decisive is a person who always makes up her mind firmly and quickly. 2  An example of decisive is the information gained from a student's success in the classes which they take to determine their interest in their major field of study.
The Global HIV/AIDS Epidemic. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the worldâs most serious health and development challenges: 1  According to the World Health Organization (WHO) , 2  According to WHO, 3  A UNAIDS report shows that 19 million of the 35 million people living with HIV today do not know that they have the virus.
Another term to consider is endemic. That is when the number of cases is constantly maintained. In some third-world countries, for example, malaria is considered to be endemic because it's maintained at a relatively high rate in the population. I believe AIDS would be considered pandemic.