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  2. File:Understanding AIDS.pdf - Wikipedia

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  3. Understanding AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Understanding AIDS is a pamphlet or brochure created by the United States government and mailed to every American household in 1988 as a response to the AIDS epidemic. [1] It was the largest mass mailing in American history. [2] The decision to create the pamphlet was made by Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, under a congressional mandate. [3]

  4. WHO Disease Staging System for HIV Infection and Disease in ...

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    The declaration of AIDS. HIV wasting syndrome * Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; Toxoplasmosis of the brain; Cryptosporidiosis with diarrhoea > 1 month; Cryptococcosis, extrapulmonary; Cytomegalovirus disease of an organ other than liver, spleen or lymph node (ex: retinitis) Herpes simplex virus infection, mucocutaneous (>1 month) or visceral

  5. HIV/AIDS research - Wikipedia

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    Left untreated, the chronic stage can last between 10 and 15 years. However, some individuals can move through this stage quickly to the AIDS phase. [4] An untreated HIV infection ultimately progresses to AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). In the AIDS phase, the CD4 T-cell count significantly drops to below 200 cells per cubic millimeter.

  6. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment in people with HIV/AIDS also is associated with suicidal ideation, memory problems, and social isolation. Employment increases self-esteem, sense of dignity, confidence, and quality of life for people with HIV/AIDS. Anti-retroviral treatment may help people with HIV/AIDS work more, and may increase the chance that a person with HIV ...

  7. AIDS and Its Metaphors - Wikipedia

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    It was a shameful and stigmatized condition, and was often omitted from obituaries and concealed from as many people as possible. Often, it was perceived to be a curse or a punishment. Sontag claims that AIDS has taken over on all counts, and that AIDS patients now suffer the same, or worse, judgment and stigmatization that cancer patients once ...

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  9. Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The spread of HIV/AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a pandemic. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2016 there were 36.7 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with 1.8 million new HIV infections per year and 1 million deaths due to AIDS. [2]