AIDS IN AFIRCA

SPREAD

• breast-feeding because nursing can pass the virus from mother to child
• multiple sexual partners
• distrust may have a significant impact on the use of medical services
• pre-marital and outside marriage sexual activity

HISTORY

• Two types of HIV exist: HIV-1 and HIV-2
• HIV-1: easily transmitted and is the majority the cause of infections
• HIV-2 is less transmittable and is largely confined to West Africa
• HIV-1 from gorrillas and monkeys

ECONOMIC IMPACT

• HIV-related diseases occupy more than half of all hospital beds
• poorest sectors of society that are most vulnerable to the epidemic
• agricultural work is neglected or abandoned due to household illness
• spending seven times their total household monthly income on a funeral

ORPHANS

• About 17.8 million children under 18 have been orphaned by AIDS
• can start to suffer neglect from there parents
• most suffer emotional trauma from parents dealth
• high levels of psychological distress

ANTIRETROVIRALS

• Helped savw 5.5 million dealths
• Reduces HIV transmission by 96%
• Adults working can return to work earlier after receiving treatment