Did you know that today is World AIDS Day? No?
Well, did you know that there are nearly 33 million people living with HIV on this planet? Or that over 15 million children worldwide have been orphaned by AIDS? Or that AIDS kills 6,000 people every day in Africa?
Yeah, those are some pretty grave statistics.
And it’s not just Africa that is affected by the spread of this horrible disease. There are currently over 1.5 million people living with HIV in the U.S., many of which don’t even know. That means that “usually” practicing safe sex is not enough. Neither is trusting that your partner is clean when he or she tells you they are.
There is only one way to protect yourself against HIV, AIDS and every other STD out there:
Wrap it up.
No glove, no love.
Use a condom. Every time.
We must all do our part to stop the spread of AIDS. You can help by raising money, helping to educate, or simply doing your part and practicing safe sex. Protect yourself.
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Jenn says:
Mon, 1st Dec 20085:08 pm
While I do support AIDS awareness, I am still going to be the picky bitch who does this.
“AIDS” stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, therefore the “S” is part of the acronym and deserves capitalization. AIDS is not a plural, it just happens to sounds that way.
Mazuba says:
Tue, 2nd Dec 20081:47 am
I’m glad that you said that AIDS is not only an issue in Africa,because a lot of people are under the impression that AIDS is an “African disease”.I almost hit someone for saying that AIDS started in Africa.
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