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Study: AIDS to be No. 3 killer by 2031

Chicago Tribune - November 28, 2006


LONDON, BRITAIN -- Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death worldwide, according to a study published online Monday.

Now fourth behind heart disease, stroke and respiratory infections, AIDS is set to become No. 3, says a report in the journal Public Library of Science's Medicine. AIDS accounts for about 2.8 million deaths every year. The researchers estimate nearly 120 million people could die in the next 25 years.
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