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Hiv Aids 2007

Anorexia, weight loss, fever Frail frame of weakness shiver With collapse of castle of immunity Opportunistic infections eager TO prey on the victim Whose eyes in deep socket gleam Kaposis Sarcoma, trauma, coma Human Immuno Virus' melodrama Call it the battle in the bloodstream Plethora of symptoms ranging from Candidiasis to Herpes simplex Which render the phenomenon complex Elisa Western blot and CD4 Count Diagnosis extorts substantial amount AIDS Patients deserve top priority in medicare for their suffering and agony are rarest rare Posterity will not forgive us If in handling AIDS we sound frivolous

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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