CabĪmerican actor who starred in the television series Dark Shadows.Īmerican actress best remembered for her role as Kitty Russell in the television series Gunsmoke.Īmerican actor who starred in the sitcom Too Close for Comfort, Ned's Declassified and the voice of Queer Duck.Īmerican actor who starred in the film Herbie Goes Bananas and the television mini-series The Thorn Birds.Īmerican actor best remembered for playing Captain Kirk's son in the films Star Trek II and III.īritish actor whose best-known role was the part of athlete Eric Liddell in the film Chariots of Fire. īritish actor who appeared in King's Royal.Īmerican actor and comedian who starred in the television series Miami Vice as Nugart Neville "Noogie" Lamont and 1983's D.C. These efforts have been aided by various celebrities – including American basketball star Magic Johnson and South African judge Edwin Cameron – who have publicly announced that they are HIV-positive.
Publicity campaigns around the world have aimed to counter HIV-related prejudices and misconceptions and to replace them with an accurate understanding that helps to prevent new infections. Because of lack of public acceptance, people infected with HIV are frequently subjected to stigma and discrimination. HIV is spread primarily by unprotected sex (including anal and oral sex), contaminated blood transfusions, hypodermic needles, and from mother to child during pregnancy, delivery, or breastfeeding. Over three-quarters of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa. 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. 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. federal legislation that addresses the unmet health needs of persons infected with HIV/AIDS. American teenager Ryan White, who died from AIDS in 1990, is the namesake for U.S.