Happy World Aids Day!

Wow. That sounded decidedly too upbeat, didn’t it? But anyway…

What a damn mess. Seriously.

World Aids Day isn’t actually intended as a holiday (I don’t think, though I’m sure some greeting card company has jumped all over the chance to make cards commemorating the occasion). It’s actually meant to remind people that AIDS is an ongoing crisis, that just because they know how to prevent the spreading of HIV and now have drug cocktails with the ability to stave off death, it isn’t over.

But is it working?

Go here and check out some statistics.

Here is one of the most interesting:

Young people (under 25 years old) account for half of all new HIV infections worldwide.

Lack of fear and an ability to treat the illness leads to a dangerous kind of complacency.

Looks like people just aren’t getting the message.