According to a UN official, the rate of HIV/AIDS infection is showing an upward trend in Malaysia
According to a UN official, the rate of HIV/AIDS infection is showing an upward trend in Malaysia, which has caused a setback to the UN's Millennium Development Goal of completely obliterating the virus.
Kamal Malhotra, the UN's resident coordinator in Malaysia told state news agency Bernama that up to June this year, 82,704 Malaysians have so far been infected with the virus since records began in 1986.
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AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. AIDS/HIV symptoms manifest long after the actual infection occurs.
AIDS or HIV is an epidemic disease, a potentially deadly infection that can be prevented with precautions. AIDS/HIV symptoms manifest long after the actual infection occurs.
Malhotra told Bernama the country could face an epidemic if efforts were not focused on drug users, sex workers, transsexuals, male homosexuals and migrant workers.
He said one of the best methods to prevent this continuous spread was better education and understanding of the virus itself.
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