Saturday, December 01, 2007 marks the 2007 annual World AIDS Day in the United States. AIDS is an epidemic all over the world, touching the lives of people from Bangkok to Thailand, from Turkey to the Ukraine, from Jamaica to the United States. According to the 2007 District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report, DC has the highest reports of new cases of AIDS in the entire nation. Other American Cities are suffering, too. Check out the websites below for information about AIDS, the epidemic, and events that you can attend around the region to educate yourself and your loved ones and help stop the spread of this horrible disease.


Yahoo! Events
World Aids Day Website
http://events.yahoo.com/worldaidsday/

AIDS Walk Washington
Homepage
http://www.aidswalkwashington.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=229120

Global AIDS Alliance
Homepage
http://www.globalaidsalliance.org/

District of Columbia Department of Health
District of Columbia HIV/AIDS Epidemiology Report 2007
http://doh.dc.gov/doh/frames.asp?doc=/doh/lib/doh/services/administration_offices/hiv_aids/pdf/epidemiology_annual_2007.pdf
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Baltimore Sun Newspaper
Sun Coverage: AIDS in Baltimore
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-aids,0,5524359.storygallery

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: AIDS
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/final/aids/aids.htm

Health Emergency in Pennsylvania
The Epidemic of Drug-Related AIDS
http://www.drcnet.org/aids/pa_ban.html

Delaware Online
AIDS Epidemic Raging Behind Bars
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050926/NEWS/509260347/1006&theme=PRISONDEATHS

National Library of Medicine Gateway
HIV/AIDS Epidemiologic Profile of West Virginia
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/MeetingAbstracts/102217378.html

Charlottesville Podcasting Network
Wake-Up Call
http://www.cvillepodcast.com/2006/09/17/pet-virus/