AIDS
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HISTORY
- First appeared in 1981 in the US
- There are 2 types HIV-1 and HIV-2
- Gorillas and chimps have HIV-1
- Sooty mangabeys have HIV-2
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SPREAD
- Spread mainly through the practice of bushmeat
- Spreads through unprotected sexual intercourse
- This includes anal and oral
- Blood transfusion
- Mother-to-child through breastfeeding
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ORPHANS
- Their parent or parents have died
- One parent contracts AIDS and transfers it to the other parent
- Both parents die shortly without proper treatment
- Wars leave thousands of orphans
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
- Reduces availability of human capital
- Higher mortality reduces the skilled popularion and labor force
- Weakens taxable population resulting in undeveloped roads schools etc.
- Reduced knowledge and work experience leading to reduced productivity
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ANTIRETROVIRALS
- They increase life expectancy for people with a terminal disease
- There are several classes of antiretroviral drugs
- Most popular for AIDS patients
- Very few patients in Africa can afford them
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