NEWS

World AIDS Day is observed across the globe on 1st December every year since 1988.

DETAILS

• Celebrated by UNAIDS
• Theme for the 2021 – “ Ending the HIV Epidemic: Equitable Access, Everyone’s Voice ”
• Activities
  • Entire day is dedicated to people with HIV/AIDS
  • Awareness creation campaigns, media events, health walks and marathons by various agencies.
  • The ubiquitous global representation of HIV/AIDS is in the form of a crossed red ribbon.
  • Volunteers carry out many marches by wearing the red ribbons as a show of support for the victims.

MAHITI FOR PRELIMS

AIDS

• Deadly condition in which the affected person’s immune system fails, leading to the spread of life-threatening infections and cancers in his body.
• Demolishes a particular type of WBC (White Blood Cells) and the T-helper cells(also known as CD4 cells)
• The average survival period for a person affected without treatment is nine to eleven years, subject to the subtype of HIV.
• Occur by the transference of blood, breast milk, vaginal fluid, semen, or pre-ejaculate.
• A weak immune system makes a person prone to opportunistic infections and cancer.
• It becomes difficult for a person infected with this virus to recover from even a minor injury or sickness. By receiving treatment, a severe form of HIV can be prevented.