Office of Communications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease - December, 2000
As of the end of 2000, an estimated 36.1 million people worldwide -- 34.7 million adults and 1.4 million children younger than 15 years -- were living with HIV/AIDS. More than 70 percent of these people (25.3 million) live in Sub-Saharan Africa; another 16 percent (5.8 million) live in South and Southeast Asia.
Office of Communications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease - November, 2000
The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) was first recognized in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide pandemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By leading to the destruction and/or functional impairment of cells of the immune system, notably CD4+ T cells, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers.
Office of Communications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease - May, 2000
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, ranks seventh among the leading causes of death for U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age and sixth for young people 15 to 24 years of age. Because the average period of time from HIV infection to the development of AIDS is 10 years, most young adults with AIDS were likely infected with HIV as adolescents.
Office of Communications, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease - May, 2000
AIDS -- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). By killing or damaging cells of the body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers.
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