Editing Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS (section)

{{short description|Misinformation about the HIV/AIDS and its spread}}
The spread of [[HIV/AIDS]] has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a [[pandemic]].<ref name=Kallings>{{Cite journal|journal= Journal of Internal Medicine |year=2008 |volume=263 |issue=3 |pages=218–43 |title= The first postmodern pandemic: 25 years of HIV/AIDS |author= Kallings LO |doi=10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01910.x |pmid=18205765 |doi-access=free }}</ref>  The [[World Health Organization]] (WHO) estimated that in 2016 there were 36.7&nbsp;million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with 1.8&nbsp;million new [[HIV]] infections per year and 1&nbsp;million deaths due to AIDS.<ref name=WHO2009>{{cite web|title=AIDS epidemic update |url=http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/dataimport/pub/report/2009/jc1700_epi_update_2009_en.pdf|publisher=World Health Organization|access-date=29 July 2011}}</ref>  '''Misconceptions about HIV and AIDS''' arise from several different sources, from simple ignorance and misunderstandings about scientific knowledge regarding HIV infections and the cause of AIDS to misinformation propagated by individuals and groups with ideological stances that [[AIDS denialism|deny]] a causative relationship between HIV infection and the development of AIDS. Below is a list and explanations of some common misconceptions and their rebuttals.
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