Awareness is stronger than Aids: How much do you know?
Get tested and know your status as another way to raise awareness about the day
There is a disease that reached out into the world and changed the way we think about everything, from how we get our blood transfusions to how we conduct our sexual lives.
For a long time, it was met with a campaign of fear and superstition that harmed both those who had it and the families and friends who surrounded them.
While HIV/Aids is out in the world today, the horror stories we were told of how it works and how it is transmitted have largely been mitigated.
As you might already know, today (December 1) is World Aids Day, which seeks to ensure that those who suffer from Aids can live in a safer, more understanding world, while helping further research to eliminate the disease.
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History of World Aids Day
World Aids Day was first held in 1988, just four years after the discovery of the virus and its official classification.
Since that time, around 35-million people have died, putting it far ahead of many of the most devastating diseases in the history of man.
The work of dedicated men and women across the world since then has led to a greater understanding of HIV/Aids (you can’t get it by sharing a can of coke, or a toilet seat, for instance), but this has only served to slow the tide.
Unfortunately, there are still many people out there who don’t know all the facts about it.
Wondering how to mark World Aids Day?
Start off by educating yourself about the viral disease, and then start researching what you can do to help. It could be a small donation to help fund education and research, or volunteering your time to help with the campaigns and causes.
You can also wear a red ribbon on this day to help spread awareness of the disease, and hand out red ribbons to your friends, co-workers and family to help them spread the word as well.
It is important that everyone understands the dangers of HIV/Aids, and just as important that they understand how it is contracted. Not just as a way to avoid contracting it, but to reduce the fear that surrounds the disease.
Get tested and know your status as another way to raise awareness about the day.
There is little you can do that is as worthwhile as helping to end the epidemic that is HIV/Aids.
Information sourced from: Days of The Year
