World AIDS Day

The theme for 2009 is Universal Access & Human Rights. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome or AIDS is caused by a virus known as HIV & it's one of d biggest problem we have to face 2day.

~ Acquired = some1 can get infected with it
~ Immune Deficiency = a weakness in d body's system dat fights diseases
~ Syndrome = a group of health problems dat make up a disease


Taken fr www.avert.org

Oh my..juz look at d graph. The number of people dat are infected by HIV has increased yr by yr..fr about 8 mil in 1991 to 33 mil in 2008!

Being HIV +ve is not d same as having AIDS. Many people are HIV +ve but don't get sick for many years. People don't actually get AIDS. Those who get infected with HIV may or may not develop into AIDS. There are drugs dat can slow down d HIV virus & d damage done to d person's immune system but there is no way to clear d HIV out of d body. So dat means there is NO CURE for AIDS.

(Source : www.aids.org)