MIMS highlights World AIDS Day 2021
Written by Nóra Lehotai.
December 1 is World AIDS Day. This day is the first ever global health day, remembered since 1988. This year’s motto by the WHO is “End inequalities. End AIDS.”
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Two species of lentiviruses, belonging to the retrovirus virus family, infect humans, and with time, if left untreated, can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS. HIV infection is one of the major global health issues, with an estimate of 37.7 million people living with it. It is also a disproportionately distributing infection as more than two thirds of the infections are located in the African continent. There is no antiviral drug available to cure HIV infection.
Nabil Karah
This extra episode of the MIMS Spotlight Series is part of "MIMS highlights World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021" article series. Karsten joined MIMS in November 2018 to start his PhD studies here. He has German nationality and has been living in Germany, Switzerland and Sweden. His three brothers and parents are constantly cheering for him during running competitions and when he is not in the lab or out running, you can trust him with your pets, he will take good care of them.
