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Written By: Editorial Team | Published : May 28, 2014 12:26 PM IST
Justin Bieber has reportedly decided to donate 545,000 dollars to Aids charities at a gala in Cannes. Sources revealed that the 'Baby' hitmaker quietly announced that he would match another guest's donation amount of 545,000 dollars, at the amfAR Cinema Against Aids bash at theCannes Film Festival , Contactmusic reported.
Sources added that the staff later checked with the singer, who confirmed he was certain he wanted to give the huge amount.He subsequently took to his Twitter.com page and wrote, 'Amfar #giveback'. (Read: Sharon Stone receives award for AIDS charity work)
What is HIV/AIDS?
HIV/AIDS is a disease that affects the human immune system. AIDS is the final stage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection. If an HIV positive person is left untreated, his/her condition deteriorates into full-blown AIDS where the immune system stops working. Thus the immune system is unable to protect the person from diseases or infections. The virus can be transmitted from an HIV positive person through the exchange of body fluids. This can happen through sexual contact, blood transfusion, needles or from a mother to child during pregnancy. Though there is no cure yet, antiretroviral treatment has proven to be very effective.
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With inputs from ANI
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