Hiv is a virus that weakens a person s immune system by destroying cd4 cells a type of white blood cell.
Famous person living with hiv.
Aids is a pandemic.
Famous faces of hiv and aids.
Jonathan van ness is the breakout star of netflix s queer eye reboot.
In a statement released shortly before his death in september 1992 he said.
While there s still no cure for hiv it s highly manageable with antiretroviral therapy.
This is a categorized alphabetical list of people who are known to have been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus hiv the pathogen that causes aids including those who have died.
There are many who believe.
Which provides meals for homebound people with hiv.
More than 1 million americans are living with human immunodeficiency virus hiv yet about 15 percent aren t aware that they have the condition.
In 2007 an estimated 33 2 million people lived with the disease worldwide and it killed an estimated 2 1 million people including 330 000 children.
Here s a rundown of some of the most famous people living with hiv both today and in years past.