HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. The virus
compromises the body’s ability to handle disease and causes AIDS. This is a slow
process, and positive people may not have symptoms for over a decade.
AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is
related to HIV, but they are not one in the same. A person has AIDS only in the
final stages of HIV, after the immune system becomes unable to defend itself
against foreign invaders like bacteria, other viruses, and fungi, and allows for
the development of certain cancers
compromises the body’s ability to handle disease and causes AIDS. This is a slow
process, and positive people may not have symptoms for over a decade.
AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. It is
related to HIV, but they are not one in the same. A person has AIDS only in the
final stages of HIV, after the immune system becomes unable to defend itself
against foreign invaders like bacteria, other viruses, and fungi, and allows for
the development of certain cancers
The world first became aware of AIDS in the early 1980s.New York and California were developing rare types of pneumonia and cancer, and a wasting disease was spreading in Uganda. Doctors reported AIDS symptoms under different names, including “gay-related immune deficiency” and “slim,” but by 1985, they reported them all over the world.From the first days of the AIDS epidemic, the history of HIV has been one of stigma and activism as well as science. The earliest people with AIDS and the health officials advising the public didn’t know what the disease was or how it was transmitted. This uncertainty, and the speed with which the disease spread,
led to an “epidemic of fear” That same year, the first needle exchange program was started in Amsterdan..In 2006, the number of AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections fell for the first time since the epidemic began 25 years before. According to the most recent estimates, about 33.3 million people are living with HIV today.
led to an “epidemic of fear” That same year, the first needle exchange program was started in Amsterdan..In 2006, the number of AIDS-related deaths and new HIV infections fell for the first time since the epidemic began 25 years before. According to the most recent estimates, about 33.3 million people are living with HIV today.