HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection is one of the most feared diseases these days. The reason lies in the fact that the infected population continues to multiply in number every year. Approximately 1.5 million people are already infected with the virus as of 2003 and undeniably, it seems like there is no stopping the spread [...]
There are millions and millions of people around the globe that’s infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). In the United States alone, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) points out that an estimate of 1.2 million people were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in the year 2003. This population continuously increases every year at a disturbing [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Medical books say that the earliest warning signs of AIDS spread in the United States began in 1976. A severe form of pneumonia caused by the fungus Pneumocystis was observed in Los Angeles homosexual men and patients using intravenous drugs. The symptoms of the pneumonia are linked to HIV and AIDS infection. Also, aside from [...]
Two of the deadliest sexually transmitted diseases (STD) that afflict the world today are Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Though medicine has greatly advanced over the decades, the cure for these diseases is yet to be found. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that within the next [...]
