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are not provided in these samples. You couldn’ t infer much about the rest of the world from this study.”
But the burden in Eastern Europe today has public health teams concerned, as this is one of only two regions in the world today where numbers infected with HIV are rising, and any insight into transmission can be used to better target resources.
“ The future of HIV transmission in Europe is the East,” Beyrer said.
The study also reveals the
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ease with which HIV and other viruses can spread across the world, calling for more global solutions to the problem.
“ Public health responses to HIV must be thought of as a global response, because you cannot
stop movement between countries,” Magiorkinis said.“ It’ s crucial to build health systems that provide access to treatment faster and reduce transmission.”
Actor Charlie Sheen told NBC’ s“ Today” show on Nov. 17, 2015 that he was diagnosed as HIV-positive about four years earlier, and that a few people who knew it demanded money from him to keep the secret.
NBA legend Earvin“ Magic” Johnson called a press conference on November 7, 1991, to announce that he would be retiring from professional basketball after learning that he was HIV-positive.
Before he died in 1995, rapper Eazy-E, whose real name was Eric Wright, revealed that he was ill with AIDS.“ I’ m not saying this because I’ m looking for a soft cushion wherever I’ m heading,” Wright said in a statement.“ I just feel I’ ve got thousands and thousands of young fans that have to learn about what’ s real when it comes to AIDS.”
When“ The Real World: San Francisco” cast member Pedro Zamora shared his HIV / AIDS struggle on the MTV reality show, he educated the MTV generation about living with the disease. Zamora died in November 1994.
Olympic diver Greg Louganis revealed his HIV-positive diagnosis in a 1995 memoir,“ Breaking the Surface.” He says he faced some backlash but being open was the best thing for him.“ My being HIV-positive doesn’ t define who I am,” he told CNN.
American actor Anthony Perkins died in 1992 without revealing that he had AIDS. With his permission, his widow, Berry Berenson, shared his struggle with the disease after he died.
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