Aids
...one of the most pressing threats known to mankind. Over the past 20 years, more than 65 million people have become infected with HIV/ AIDS. More than 25 million have died. 1 Roughly 14 million children have lost one or both parents due to AIDS. By 2010 it is estimated that approximately 100 million people will have been infected and that there will be 25 million AIDS orphans worldwide. A humanitarian catastrophe of incomparable proportions, the
Pandemic is also a threat to global economic and geopolitical stability and a critical strategic threat to the United States.
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AIDS is an extremely serious disorder that results from severe damage to the body's defenses against disease. It often leads to death. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS was first identified in 1981 in the United States, primarily among homosexuals and intravenous drug users who shared needles. Several years later, the causative agent of AIDShuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)was discovered. This discovery coincided with the growing recognition of AIDS in the United States as part of a global infectious disease pandemic. Since that time, more than 1.5 million people in the United...
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