40 Celebs Who Contracted HIV and AIDS


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HIV is a viral disease that weakens an individual’s immune system by killing the white blood cells, specifically the CD4 cells. Although there is still no treatment for HIV, anti-retroviral therapy is powerfully effective. An individual diagnosed with HIV can have the same life expectancy as an HIV negative person, with routine care.

Despite the awareness that we now have about HIV, there is still a lot of shame regarding the illness. Nobody is safe from getting this disease if not taken the correct precautions, even the richest of celebrities and people are vulnerable in front of this disease. We have listed 40 stars who had the guts to tell the world about their HIV positive status.

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