Got+AIDS?

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=Dede Lagadinova & Yassine Taib= AIDS IN AFRICA.  THESIS

AIDS in Africa has been one of the most serious problems since the 1980s. AIDS is really something people need to become more informed about because people are dying and a cure needs to be found FAST!

TIMELINE

1959-The earliest HIV infection is found in an African man when he gives an anonymous blood sample for a research project

1981- U.S. authorities alerted the public of this new virus when two gay men got sick

1982-AIDS gets its name -A toddler dies after a blood transfusion and doctors realize that the virus can be spread by other than homosexual contact

1983-When many fall ill or die, people everywhere start panicking

1986-The virus that causes AIDS is officially called HIV

1987-AZT, the first anti-HIV drug, is approved

2000-South Africa becomes the center of the epidemic, and drug producing companies lower their prices so more people can get help

2001-AIDS becomes the leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa

2003-An estimated 40 million people are living with AIDS or HIV

June 5th, 2006-The Anniversary of AIDS (25 years and counting...)

PICTURES According to the World Health Organization, " 71% of the 2.5 million AIDS cases in the world are in Africa". The death rate is taking a toll on Africa. Even though Africa is the largest continent it's extremely underdeveloped and people can't seem to get enough help.

According to //Scientific American//, "20% to 30% of pregnant women in urban centers in Africa are infected with HIV". Mothers transmit the virus to their unborn child, and therefore put another human being at risk. The child has no choice but to live with AIDS.

People have written many books depicting what life is like when a person has AIDS. The book //Bloodline (//shown above), gives a lot of staggering statistics. Kristen Ashburn gives her readers a true story about children who have been infected or have had a parent with AIDS, and parents who have watched their children suffer with a disease no one knows how to battle against.

In Africa HIV infections are high among prostitutes and their clients. Males being serviced by prostitutes have transmitted the virus to their wives and girlfriends.

Uganda is a country in Africa with a population of about 16.5 million people. In that country alone, more than 1.5 million children have lost one or both parents to AIDS. The number of orphans in the country is devastating. Africa is an underdeveloped continent and there isn't much money given to orphanages, so kids who lose their parents have slim chances of survival. According to Health officials there is evidence that suggests that people in Africa who have HIV, develop AIDS and die much faster than people in Western countries. Researchers believe that this is happening partly because of a poor diet, not enough medical help, and weak immune systems.

Since there are so many cases of AIDS in Africa, some researchers believe that AIDS has the potential to alter the course of human genetic evolution just like malaria.

Many people donate money to help people with AIDS survive. You can also donate. Help SAVE a child's life!

The National World AIDS Day is December 1st. People gather together, donate money to foundations, and mourn for those who couldn't make it.

AIDS IS A KILLER. PROTECT YOURSELF!

Many scientists have dedicated their lives to finding a cure for AIDS. It's a disease that plagues our everyday lives. As of now there is NO VACCINE for AIDS, but many hope that the future will hold the ultimate answer.

CHILDREN OFTEN BECOME INNOCENT VICTIMS.

CONCLUSION