i've been reading AIDS in the Twenty-First Century by Barnett and Whiteside and i've learnt a few things
- HIV only has 10 genes
- the aids pandemic is especially damaging because it affects the demographic that is economically important (15-50 year olds) unlike most diseases that affect the young, elderly or sick
- the delay between infection with HIV and full on AIDS that can range from 5 to 10 years; this allows a lot of time for the infected individual to infect others
yup, HIV/AIDS is a much bigger issue than i previously thought and should be a growing concern for everyone
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