We must take serious about this issue. This epidemic can causes death. It is not only in Asian but it is all over the world. Hmm.. What is AIDS means actually?
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome! That’s it. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, Human Immunodefiency Virus. People who have HIV antibodies are called “HIV Positive”. Having HIV disease is not the same as having AIDS because many people are HIV-positive but do not get sick for many years. HIV can slowly spread the immune system. If the immune system is damaged, viruses that usually not cause any problem can make person become very sick.
UNAIDS estimated that for 2008 worldwide, there were:
- 33.4 million living with HIV
- 2.7 million new infections of HIV
- 2 million deaths from AIDS
Approximately 7 out of 10 deaths for 2008 were in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region that also has over two-thirds of adult HIV cases and over 90% of new HIV infections amongst children.
Source and further details: AIDS Epidemic Update 2008, UNAIDS and WHO, November 2009
Global Modes of HIV Transmission
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