The globe of the Earth as an AIDS virus (HIV), which people of various races disable by clearing away the glycoproteins; representing the disablement of HIV by safe sex . Colour lithograph by C. Luyet for the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS.

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<p>The globe representing both the Earth and the AIDS virus is a pink sphere with spiky red balls floating around them. Advertisement for World AIDS Day, 1 December 1993</p>

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The globe of the Earth as an AIDS virus (HIV), which people of various races disable by clearing away the glycoproteins; representing the disablement of HIV by safe sex . Colour lithograph by C. Luyet for the World Health Organization, Global Programme on AIDS.

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