{"id":34337,"date":"2020-12-02T04:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T04:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=34337"},"modified":"2020-12-02T04:58:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T04:58:11","slug":"world-aids-day-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/world-aids-day-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"World AIDS Day 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December every year to raise awareness about the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The disease is caused by the pandemic disease known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Due to this disease, people get exposed to vulnerable infections and diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The theme this year is \u2018Ending the HIV\/AIDS epidemic: resilience and impact.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AIDS is the abbreviation for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. It is a chronic illness, which can also be potentially life-threatening. The disease is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV which affects the human immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the WHO, In 2019, there were still 38 million people living with HIV infection. In 2019, 6.9 lakh people died from HIV-related causes and 1.7 million people were newly infected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the inception of the National AIDS Control Program in 1992, India has done a commendable job in raising awareness and bringing down the number of HIV infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India is a signatory to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and has committed itself to achieving the target of ending the epidemic of AIDS by 2030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December every year to raise awareness about the Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) disease. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020 Key-Points The disease is caused by the pandemic disease known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Due to this disease, people get exposed to vulnerable infections and diseases. 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