According to the CDC: “About 1 in 7 people with HIV in the United States do not know that they are infected. In 2015, an estimated 1,335 adults and adolescents were diagnosed with HIV in North Carolina. North Carolina ranked 8th among the 50 states in the number of HIV diagnoses in 2015.”
Further, “North Carolina is home to two cities on the CDC’s list of the top 25 cities with the highest HIV infection rates: Charlotte and Greensboro. There’s an estimated 36,700 people living with HIV or AIDS in North Carolina, and of those people, an estimated 4,900 people are unaware of their status.” (NCAAN.org)
On this 37th annual World AIDS Day, there is still no cure for HIV disease. There is no cure for AIDS. So that means that if you do not have HIV disease, you need to know how to not get it. And if you do have HIV disease, you need to know how to not spread it.
- Get tested.
- Know your status.
- Wear a condom.
- Communicate with your partner.
Until the cure …
December 1, 2020 at 6:14 pm
It is heartbreaking that a cure is no closer today than 10 years ago. Everyone is so interested in Covid that AIDS has fallen behind. But we have to remember that AIDS is a killer and we must do what is necessary to protect ourselves and others. “Until the Cure” is a battle cry for our generation.