TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Here is the history of the emergence of the AIDS/HIV virus complete with twibbon commemorating World AIDS Day on December 1.
HIV/AIDS is a virus that attacks the cells in the body that fight infection.
Quoted from DW, people infected with HIV become more susceptible to other infections and diseases.
If left untreated, people infected with HIV can develop AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), which can be deadly.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), people with AIDS usually only survive for about three years without treatment.
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Although the origin of the emergence of the HIV/AIDS virus is still unclear, it was first identified in the United States in 1981 among gay men.
The virus is spread through the exchange of body fluids.
Gay men who have anal and oral sex without a condom have a high risk of contracting it.
However, not only gay people, people of any gender, age or sexual orientation can also be infected with this virus.
Young women with a heterosexual orientation are statistically more likely to be infected with HIV.
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