Story Highlights. The average GPA at four-year colleges and universities has risen from 2.52 in the 1950s to 3.11 in 2006. Former Duke University professor found that at some colleges over 50% of the grades given are A's.
A. A. A. AIDS wasting syndrome occurs when you have AIDS and lose at least 10% of your body weight -- especially muscle. You may also have at least 30 days of diarrhea or extreme weakness and fever that's not related to an infection.
10 More Notable People Who Died From AIDS. AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It progressively reduces the effectiveness of the immune system and leaves individuals susceptible to opportunistic infections and tumors. Since its expansion, AIDS has affected tens of millions of people around the world.