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Grand Valley State University

2021

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Hiv/Aids After The Crisis: The Evolution Of An Epidemic, Emma Paras Dec 2021

Hiv/Aids After The Crisis: The Evolution Of An Epidemic, Emma Paras

Honors Projects

HIV and AIDS has affected the world for over four decades. In the past, a positive HIV diagnosis could very well be a death sentence, as well as signal that an individual was a social outcast. In the past ten years, however, treatments for HIV/AIDS allow a person to live a long and relatively healthy life. In addition to examining current and future trends in HIV treatment, this paper will also discuss how the virus affects different regions of the world. Particularly in certain parts of Africa, HIV/AIDS remains deadly for many who don’t have proper access to health care …