Uncommon Autoimmune Diseases Everyone Should Be Aware Of

What Is HIV/AIDS?

Since its inception into mainstream society in the 1980s, HIV/AIDS has received global attention due to its classification as a pandemic—a disease outbreak present in a large area and actively spreads infecting multiple people. From it's discovery through to 2014, HIV/AIDS has resulted in thirty-nine million deaths worldwide. Since 2016, approximately 36.7 million individuals are living with this disease, with over one million deaths so far and the majority of the infected population residing in sub-Saharan Africa. This well-known infection is spread primarily through unprotected sex, contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from an infected mother to her child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. HIV/AIDS is a spectrum of numerous autoimmune conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Following the initial infection, a patient may not experience any symptoms or may undergo a brief period of influenza-like illness.