HIV/AIDS. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. When a person becomes infected with HIV, the virus attacks and weakens the immune system. As the immune system weakens, the person is at risk of getting life-threatening infections and cancers. When that happens, the illness is called AIDS.
New Wave of Whitney Houston Sightings. Moreover, ever since her death in 2012, hundreds of eyewitnesses claimed to have spotted her in many cities around the world, in shopping malls, taxis, even in a restaurant in Newark (Whitney Houstonâs Hometown). Whitney Houston would be 53 years-old today.
Born on August 9, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston released her debut album at age 22 and scored three No. 1 singles. Whitney (1987) delivered four more No. 1s and earned Houston her first Grammy, with later albums including I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) and My Love Is Your Love (1998) as well as soundtracks to The Bodyguard (1992) and Waiting to Exhale (1995).