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A lady is seen holding a candle with STOP AIDS message written on her palm
Image: Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/picture allianceImage: Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/picture alliance

HIV/AIDS

According to the World Health Organization, more than 40 million people have died from HIV-related causes since the AIDS virus was first identified on May 20, 1983. World AIDS Day is marked globally on December 1.

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