AIDS is leading cause of death, disease for women »
Posted By Progressive 1 week, 5 days ago in Health & Fitness
In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Unsafe sex is the leading risk factor in developing countries for these women of childbearing age, with others including lack of access to contraceptives and iron deficiency, the WHO said. Throughout the world, one in five deaths among women in this age group is linked to unsafe sex, according to the U.N. agency
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The USA's long-standing ban on non-US citizens visiting or migrating to the country will end in January 2010 because they are no longer a risk to public health.
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In the meantime, HIV-positive people must obtain a visa to visit the US. If they would be normally entitled to visit the US, then a visa will be granted. But it will be necessary to show that you have insurance, enough HIV treatment for your stay (if you're taking HIV treatment).
Until the final removal of the ban, you cannot enter the US if you have HIV by filling in one of the visa waiver forms given to people before landing.
However, many people with HIV travel to the US without applying for permission and with no serious consequences. But if you enter the USA without permission you are in breach of US immigration law and could be deported.
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