Posts Tagged ‘Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome’

World AIDS Day 2010

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

  Most people are now aware that AIDS is the acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a condition that is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The 1st of December every year is being observed as World AIDS Day since 1988 to remind people that HIV is very much prevalent and there is a [...]

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World AIDS Day: The Editorial

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
1. Editorial

‘AIDS’ – the most dreaded disease – is a threat to men, women and children of all the continents in the world. AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome which is caused by a virus called HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus). Acquired means to get infected with Immune deficiency means that the body’s immune system is [...]

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