HowmuchdoyouHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheknowaboutthewordswordsHIV/HIV/AIDSAIDS
WhatdothelettersHIVstandfor
HIV=HIV=HumanImmunodeficiencyVirusHumanImmunodeficiencyVirusHIVisavirusthatcanliveinthebodyforsometime–occasionallymanyyears–withoutsymptomsbeingpresent
Eventhoughtheymaynotbeshowingsymptoms,apersonwithHIVcaninfectothers
WhatdothelettersAIDSstandfor
A=AcquiredAddictedAwfulI=InsaneInfectionImmuneD=DiseaseDeficiencyDisabledS=SyndromeSymbolSicknessAIDSisthestageofthediseasewhentheperson’simmunesystemisweakenedtosuchadegreethathe/shedevelopsmanydifferentdiseaseswhichareeventuallyfatal(causingtodeath)
AIDAIDSSIncurable
Incurable
TheUnitedNationsreportedlastweekthattheAIDSepidemiccontinuestogrow
Itsaystherewillbe2
9millionAIDS-relateddeathsthisyearand4
3millionnewinfections
Officialssaid39