Aids In Africa
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HISTORY OF AIDS
- It was believed to have began in the 1930's
- It was believed to have started in Africa
- It was believed to have came from monkeys
- AIDS was at first considered a disease of gay men and drug addicts
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SPREAD OF AIDS
- Transferred through bad medical equipment
- Transferred through blood
- Transferred through sexual intercourse
- Transferred through bite with cut in mouth.
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ORPHANS
- 91% of the world’s HIV-positive children live in Africa.
- 2,500,000 lost one or both parents due to aids
- 63% of african children are orphaned due to aids
- Statistics vary between rural urban areas
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ECONOMIC IMPACT
- Aids reduce human capita
- People affected with aids are unable to work
- People affected with aids require lots of medical
- Economy with crumble with out people workign and requiring lots of medical care.
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ANTIRETROVIRALS
- 700,000 lives were saved in 2010 alone due to antiretroviral therapy very few of these people from africa.
- Antiretrovirals decreases the patient's total burden of HIV.
- Cost a lot so it is hard to get for people in africa.
- 56% of people affected in 2011 were available for treatment few in africa.
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