[AIDS: from mortal to chronic]

AIDS has killed 35 million people worldwide since the disease was first reported. Today, 37 million people are living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In the world, last year, 2 million new people were infected. Currently there are therapies to control the disease, and in developed countries, the life-threatening condition has become chronic. Great strides have been made in medicine, but

there are still new infections every year. In addition, HIV and AIDS are still stigmatized, so much work remains to be done on this disease.