HIV and AIDS, the terror disease that first struck fear and panic in the hearts of people worldwide in 1981, continue to wreck havoc in millions of people’s lives worldwide. According to 2006 statistical report from the UNAIDS and the WHO, there is an estimated average of 39.5 million people worldwide who are living with [...]
Over a quarter of a century has come to pass since the discovery of the pandemic HIV. Since then, over 25 million people have lost their lives to the disease. In 2006 alone, an estimated 39.5 million people are living with HIV worldwide according to the UNAIDS/ WHO. About 5.8% of these are children.
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HIV attacks the immune system and exposes the body to opportunistic infections. HIV is spread through transfer of bodily fluids often by sexual contact, contaminated needles, or mother-to-child transmission. HIV symptoms differ based on the stage of infection.
Incubation Period
The incubation period occurs at the onset of infection and lasts for 2 to 4 weeks. There [...]
Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is the most widely known of all sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) especially among the youth. It is considered as one of the most terrible pandemics that have ever hit mankind, accounting for 25 million deaths since it reached the public eye in 1981.
Origin
HIV is believed to have originated from [...]
Human immunodeficiency virus or HIV was once unknown to the world prior to December 1, 1981. When it first hit worldwide recognition, so much mystery surrounded it that everybody was gripped with fear at the thought of its prevalence.
Twenty-seven years later, the dreaded HIV has reached pandemic levels and left in its wake 25 million [...]
