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"Somewhere among the million children who go to New York's publicly financed schools is a seven-year-old child suffering from AIDS. A special health and education panel had decided, on the strength of the guidelines issued by the federal Centers for Disease Control, that the child would be no danger to his classmates. Yet, when the school year started on September 9th, several thousand parents in two school districts in the borough of Queens kept their children at home. Fear of plague can be as pernicious, and contagious, as the plague itself(Fear of dying 1)." This article was written in 1985. Since then much has been found out about AIDS. Not enough for a cure though. There probably will be no cure found in the near future because the technology needed is not available.AIDS cases were first identified in 1981,in the United States. Researchers have traced cases back to 1959. There are millions of diagnosed cases worldwide, but there is no cure (Drotman 163). There are about a million people in the United States who are currently infected with HIV (HIV/AIDS 1). It infects the population heavily in some areas of the country and very lightly in other areas. No race, sex, social class, or age is immune (AIDS Understand

A person can also get HIV from sharing other drug "works" with someone who is infected. The thing they don't understand is the concept of "not casually transmitted. There are two viruses that cause AIDS. If someone is going to , then he or she should atleast use a latex condom. HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS. The Center for Disease Control credits better treatments, new drugs, and better access to treatment through state and federal programs. A person can't get it from sharing a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, drinking from the same fountain, or from someone spitting on him or her. These three drugs also produce dangerous side effects. It can last anywhere from a few months to many years. This is when the immune system is severally damaged and the opportunistic diseases set in. From 1995 to 1996 the growth rate was less than 2%. AIDS is now an undeniable part of the world. From this point on the person's blood tests positively for HIV