Question: World AIDS day is observed on –
a) 01 December
b) 29 November
c) 2 December
d) 3 December
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- Every year on 1st December World Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day is being observed across the world.
- In 2015, World AIDS Day logo is “On the Fast Track to end AIDS”.
- According to the data released by Ministry of Health and Family welfare new infections have decreased by 66% to 86,000 in 2015.
- Rapid scale up of Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) has a very significant impact in producing a drop in AIDS-related deaths by 54% from 2007 to 2015.
- HIV prevalence among adults aged 15-49 years is estimated to have fallen from 0.34% to 0.26% in 2007-2015.
- Currently adult prevalence is 0.30% among males, and 0.22% among females.
- Adult prevalence varies significantly across the country with Manipur still having the highest estimated HIV adult prevalence at 1.15%.
- AIDS (AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a syndrome which is caused by HIV virus infection.
- As a result of the infection the individual’s natural immunity to fight disease gets affected and person becomes prone to various diseases.
- Nationally, 21.17 lakhs people were living with HIV at the end of 2015. Among these, around 40% are females, while children (<15 years) account for 6.5%.
Reference:
http://www.un.org/en/events/aidsday/