In case you haven't heard, today is World AIDS Day. It's been 25 years now since the first cases of the disease were reported, and to date it has taken nearly 3 million lives. As of today, almost 40 million people are living with HIV and AIDS. Worldwide, 4.3 million new cases of HIV were reported in 2006, of which half a million were children under the age of 15.
In North America alone, 36,000 people dies of AIDS this year alone. There are half a million people living with HIV, and 68,000 new cases have been reported.
Although it has moved into the background, AIDS and HIV is still a threat to us all. Learn the facts and keep yourself protected.
Links to peruse
KNOWHIVAIDS.org
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health
World AIDS Day
ACT UP/New York
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