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Follow on Google News | World AIDS Day Is Coming Up Learn Your StatusWorld AIDS day is an important wold wide observance of the fact that we all need to be thinking about HIV and AIDS. With More than 2.6 new cases in 2009 alone there is a lot of work to be done.
By: Jennifer Anderson This year Your STD Help is urging everyone to get involved in every way possible. One of the biggest problems health professionals face with HIV and AIDS is the fact that it's almost always asymptomatic. Meaning that when you contract HIV you don't show any symptoms for long periods of time yet you still carry and can pass the virus. So this December get tested and remember to bring a friend. While a lot progress in recent years, such as wold wide AIDS cases are down by up to 20%, over 2.6 million people still contracted the virus in 2009 and 1.8 million people died from it. These numbers do show a positive trend with HIV and AIDS as well as an increased awareness of the deadly virus much more work is needed world wide to assure numbers continue to decrease. One goal that is in clear sight is to eliminate mother to baby transition by 2014 but is only possible by people working together, getting tested regularly, and regular donations. So this December 1st wear your red ribbon in pride and do all you can in your area to support this important cause. You can find free clinics to get tested at, at http://yourstdhelp.com # # # An organization that deals with helping people newly infected with an STD or that may think they have been recently infected with an STD. End
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