The battle against HIV and AIDS continues. The virus that causes these conditions has wreaked havoc on millions of lives. The World Health Organization estimates that, in 2011 alone, some 1.7 million people died of HIV/AIDS-related illnesses. And in the United States, Mississippi has the seventh-highest rate of HIV diagnosis. Although the life expectancy for individuals with this virus was initially extremely short, the drugs used to combat this condition have improved greatly, allowing individuals with the virus to live without too much pain or duress for decades. However, these drugs are not cures. They treat the condition by essentially keeping HIV replication at a minimum, and the drugs must be taken for life. That said, in the past few years, we have progressed by leaps and bounds, making amazing new headway in the fight against HIV and AIDS.

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