Aids – A Challenge Of The World
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was first discovered in 1983 in Paris, France. This virus causes a disease named Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, which is shortly known as AIDS. There is no medicine to kill this killer virus. Hence the number of people infected by this virus is increasing year by year. [...]
The Impact of Mosquitoes on World Health
In the medical field, mosquitoes are perhaps the greatest scourge of any insect pest. In much of the world, mosquitoes are the number-one public health menace, it being estimated that they transmit disease to more than 69 million people every year. They are a common pest in virtually every corner of the world, [...]
Gordon Brown praises gay community in World Aids Day message
In a video recorded especially for World AIDS Day 2009 Gordon Brown commends the early contribution the UK gay community made in addressing the disease. In reference to the 1980?s when AIDS devastated gay communities around the world Brown said: ?”Even in the midst of so much sorrow, those who had lost loved ones [...]
HIV/AIDS: The Biggest Problem In The World Today – Detroit
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV and AIDS attack the immune system and often destroy its effectiveness. It leaves a person extremely vulnerable to infections and tumors that would otherwise have been handled by the natural functions of the immune system. It [...]
World AIDS Day observed tomorrow
World AIDS Day is to be observed tomorrow across the globe with some 33 million people living with the virus in 2007, a report of the United Nations Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) showed. In its ?2008 Report on Global AIDS Epidemic,? UNAIDS said the rate of new infections has gone down in several countries [...]
World Aids Day
WORLD AIDS DAY
Stop AIDS-Keep the Promise ? Leadership
(1 st December 2007)
Dr T. V Rao, M D
The humanity continues to respond to the universal call ?World AIDS Day? on 1st of December every year. Its wakes up everyone that HIV has not gone away and yet so much to be done. UNAIDS [...]