HIV/AIDS By: Shawn Dye
Fact 1 Infection results in the progressive deterioration of the immune system, breaking down the body's ability to fend off infections and diseases.
Fact 2 HIV can be transmitted in several ways.
Fact 3 34 million people live with HIV/AIDS worldwide and an estimated 2.7 million people were newly infected with the virus in 2010.
Fact 4 About 30 million people have died to date. An estimated 1.8 million people die every year from it.
Fact 5 If the reproduction of the HIV virus stops, then the body's immune cells are able to live longer and provide the body with protection from infections.
Fact 6 About 6.65 million HIV-positive people had access to Combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in low- and middle-income countries at the end of 2010.
Fact 7 An estimated 3.4 million children are living with HIV/AIDS.
Fact 8 Mother-to-child-transmission is almost entirely avoidable.
Fact 9 HIV is the strongest risk factor for developing active TB disease.
Fact 10 There are several ways to prevent HIV transmission.