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AIDS - around the world - medicalpicture Feature to World Aids Day on 1.December 2006

11-29-2006 02:57 PM CET | Health & Medicine

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Aidsvirus in 3D Design, more images in the database

Aidsvirus in 3D Design, more images in the database

AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 3.1 million (between 2.8 and 3.6 million) lives in 2005 of which, more than half a million (570,000) were children.

Quicklink to Aids Feature with text and a lot of images at
http://aids.medical-picture.com

Definition of Aids
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is an infectious disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The virus progressively destroys the immune system of the person infected.

Worlds AIDS Day
World AIDS Day, 1 December is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV and AIDS. This year, it's up to you, me and us to stop the spread of HIV and end prejudice.

Weblinks
http://www.medicalpicture.de
http://aids.medical-picture.com
http://register.medical-picture.com

Thomas Schmidt
PR, Marketing
E-Mail: schmidt@medicalpicture.de
Telefon: 49-221-92053-580
Fax: 49-221-92053-133
Zuständigkeitsbereich: Presse, press relations

medicalpicture Gmbh was founded in 2002 in Cologne, Germany and is a subsidiary of DocCheck AG, Cologne. The group is the leading cooperative in the healthcare market in Germany. medicalpicture operates the fastest growing, web-based image database with more than 100,000 images from the worlds of health, medicine, pharmacy and science - in addition to photos, high-quality, thematically detailed medical illustrations and microphotographs. The vast majority of image authors nationally and internationally are represented on an exclusive basis. In addition to syndicated image media, medicalpicture offers solutions and services for image databases, image management and image management for the industry.

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