History of HIV/AIDS in Washington DC

History of HIV /Aids

A Look at Washington D .C

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HIV /AIDS is a relatively new disease . It was only discovered during the 1980s and there has been a significant amount of research conducted in this short amount time with regards to prevention as well as the possibility for a future cure . HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus and it is the virus that eventually leads to AIDS (Centers for Disease Control , 1 . HIV is passed from human to human when infected blood , semen or vaginal

secretions come into contact with an uninfected person 's broken skin or mucus membranes (Centers for Disease Control 1 . AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome . This means that AIDS is a disease that a person contracts after birth and immunodeficiency refers to an infected person 's inability to fight infection because of a weakened immune system (Centers for Disease Control , 3 . HIV leads to AIDS because this virus weakens a specific type of blood cell within the human body . This type of blood cell is essential for successfully preventing infections to the human immune system . When this type of blood cell becomes weak enough it leads to AIDS (Centers for Disease Control , 5 . HIV /AIDS is a serious public health concern that plagues the entire world . A close examination of the history of HIV /AIDS in Washington D .C . is offered and includes historical information about the first known cases of HIV /AIDS . It also includes information regarding the tracking...