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AIDS: Mortality in numbers and pictures

Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is potentially fatal disease caused by HIV virus. AIDS renders our body defenseless against any and every infection in the world by killing the immune system.

The currently available treatment – highly active anti-retroviral treatment (HAART) is very effective in giving people a few more decades to live. However, HAART has 2 major problems:

  1. It is not a cure and the medications have to be taken lifelong
  2. The side effects of treatment at times may be as bad as cancer chemotherapy

Therefore, it is of imperative importance that we find a cure for this deadly disease which is safer (ideally without side effects) and does not need to be taken over a protracted period of time.

Mortality data of HIV/AIDS in the world and US:

HIV/AIDS by Country
HIV/AIDS in the USA: cases diagnosed vs. deaths


Video: “Heartrending pictures of AIDS” in Zimbabwe, Africa presented by Kristen Ashburn at TED.


Video: BLOODLINE: AIDS and Family is a short documentary movie by Kristen Ashburn and takes an intimate look at the harsh reality of the AIDS pandemic in Africa (available for online viewing on Mediastorm Project website).

Video: HIV 101 – This is a 10 minute video explaining HIV and AIDS (YouTube Link)


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    October 28, 2008 at 1:11 am

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