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HIV/AIDS on rise in India

The disease is not confined to the high-risk group but is spreading in rural areas and among the general public.

Published on: Aug 26, 2006 11:48 PM IST
None | By , Purulia
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Sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS are on the rise in India, said the President of Indian Association of Dermologistis, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL), Dr Suresh Joshipur in Purulia on Saturday.

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The disease is not confined to the high-risk group but is spreading in rural areas and among the general public, Joshipur told a national seminar.

One hundred specialist physicians from Chennai, Patna, Rajkot, Varanasi and Kolkata attended the seminar.

 
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