198 HIV / AIDS ardens. Two died in 2017

ARAD. Two people from Arad County died of AIDS last year. According to the Public Health Directorate (DSP) of Arad, 198 cases of HIV / AIDS were recorded in 2017 in our county. Of these, 111 were cases of HIV infection (onset of the disease), 12 were newly registered in 2017. In another 85 cases, AIDS cases were diagnosed, of which 6 newly registered in 2017. With regard to people living with HIV / AIDS, 7 out of 198 patients are under 15 years old and the rest are over 15 years old. There is no information on the social status or drug or alcohol addiction of patients.

On Saturday, December 1st, World AIDS Day is celebrated. "There is currently no antidote for HIV and AIDS, but there are treatments that improve the quality of life and prolong the life expectancy of HIV-positive people." The thirty years of experience of Disease management also shows that the only effective way to eradicate HIV / AIDS is prevention, for which it is important to know the risks of free sex and the use of unsterilized injections. director of Arad DSP.