chesswarsnow
11-20-2007, 07:15 AM
Sorry bout that,
1. Surfing this morning and came across this site.
2. This HIV Virus is strange looking if you asked me.
3. Looks tough to kill, with all the angles and yellow puffy deals.
4. Check this out:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/20/content_7114668.htm
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BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- In a report issued Tuesday, the United Nations drastically lowered it estimates of how many people are infected with the AIDS virus from nearly 40 million to 33 million, most of the decrease because of revised estimates in India.
The world governing body admitted it overestimated how many people are infected with the incurable virus, and said better methods of collecting data show it is not quite as common as feared.
"The single biggest reason for this reduction was the intensive exercise to assess India's HIV epidemic, which resulted in a major revision of that country's estimates," the report said.
After originally estimating some 5.7 million people were infected in India, the U.N. more than halved that estimate, to 2.5 million. But the numbers nonetheless show the epidemic is overwhelming and that efforts to fight HIV must still be stepped up, said officials at UNAIDS.
"These improved data present us with a clearer picture of the AIDS epidemic, one that reveals both challenges and opportunities," UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot said in a statement.
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Regards,
SirJamesofTexas
1. Surfing this morning and came across this site.
2. This HIV Virus is strange looking if you asked me.
3. Looks tough to kill, with all the angles and yellow puffy deals.
4. Check this out:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-11/20/content_7114668.htm
"
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- In a report issued Tuesday, the United Nations drastically lowered it estimates of how many people are infected with the AIDS virus from nearly 40 million to 33 million, most of the decrease because of revised estimates in India.
The world governing body admitted it overestimated how many people are infected with the incurable virus, and said better methods of collecting data show it is not quite as common as feared.
"The single biggest reason for this reduction was the intensive exercise to assess India's HIV epidemic, which resulted in a major revision of that country's estimates," the report said.
After originally estimating some 5.7 million people were infected in India, the U.N. more than halved that estimate, to 2.5 million. But the numbers nonetheless show the epidemic is overwhelming and that efforts to fight HIV must still be stepped up, said officials at UNAIDS.
"These improved data present us with a clearer picture of the AIDS epidemic, one that reveals both challenges and opportunities," UNAIDS Executive Director Dr. Peter Piot said in a statement.
"
Regards,
SirJamesofTexas