t-8 to World AIDS Day: Kicking off the week with some more to ponder on... DID YOU KNOW #7: Can late testing be lethal? Since the introduction of effective antiretroviral therapy in the mid-1990s, people with HIV in high-income countries can now live longer and healthier lives. However, the death rate among HIV-positive people is still higher than among HIV-negative people, and most HIV-related deaths are a result of late detection. According to a study in England, 80% of people with HIV who died had only been diagnosed after developing serious immune deficiency. --- The University of Toronto World AIDS Day event is an excellent opportunity to learn more about HIV/AIDS! If you havent slotted it into your calendar yet, do it now! Heres the link to the Facebook event with all the details: https://facebook/events/787225604646216/?ref=22
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:28:58 +0000