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Page 1: Aids In Africa

Aids in AfricaAids in Africa

By: Kelsey CrystleBy: Kelsey Crystle

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Why I chose this topicWhy I chose this topic

I chose this topic because I wanted I chose this topic because I wanted to know more about the AIDS to know more about the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and how it effects epidemic in Africa, and how it effects Africans today.Africans today.

I had some previous knowledge I had some previous knowledge about my topic, for example I knew about my topic, for example I knew that AIDS killed a lot of people. Also that AIDS killed a lot of people. Also some people are born with it and some people are born with it and some get when they grow up. some get when they grow up.

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My Essential QuestionMy Essential Question

How does AIDS affect Africans?How does AIDS affect Africans?

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What is AIDS?What is AIDS?

AIDS is a disease that attacks and AIDS is a disease that attacks and weakens the human immune system weakens the human immune system by HIV. People with AIDS will by HIV. People with AIDS will eventually lose the ability to fight it.eventually lose the ability to fight it.

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Why so bad in Africa?Why so bad in Africa?

AIDS is a very serious problem in AIDS is a very serious problem in Africa because when the AIDS Africa because when the AIDS epidemic began the African epidemic began the African government was slow to react.government was slow to react.

Also because many people were Also because many people were uneducated and didn’t know about uneducated and didn’t know about the risks of HIV/ AIDS.the risks of HIV/ AIDS.

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Sub-Saharan AfricaSub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is affected more by is affected more by HIV/ AIDS then the HIV/ AIDS then the rest of Africa.rest of Africa.

From 1982-1992 From 1982-1992 the population with the population with AIDS in the sub-AIDS in the sub-Saharan region Saharan region grew from 0%-0.5% grew from 0%-0.5% up to 8%-32%. up to 8%-32%.

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Sub-Saharan AfricaSub-Saharan Africa

67% of people living with the 67% of people living with the HIV/AIDS are in sub-Saharan Africa.HIV/AIDS are in sub-Saharan Africa.

70% of new HIV infections are found 70% of new HIV infections are found in the sub-Saharan regionin the sub-Saharan region

75% of all AIDS related deaths are in 75% of all AIDS related deaths are in this region.this region.

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OrphansOrphans

AIDS infects many AIDS infects many children’s parents, children’s parents, and eventually kill and eventually kill them, forcing them them, forcing them to live on the streets.to live on the streets.

AIDS orphaned more AIDS orphaned more than 11 million than 11 million children.children.

95% of the worlds 95% of the worlds AIDS orphans live in AIDS orphans live in Africa.Africa.

Orphaned children with their grandmother.

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Prevalence RatesPrevalence Rates

The HIV prevalence rates vary from The HIV prevalence rates vary from place to place, and can be high in place to place, and can be high in some places but low in others.some places but low in others.

It is as low as 1% in Somalia and It is as low as 1% in Somalia and Senegal, but as high as 20+% in Senegal, but as high as 20+% in Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland.Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

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Death RatesDeath Rates

Since the AIDS epidemic began 17 million Since the AIDS epidemic began 17 million people died, and 3.3 million were people died, and 3.3 million were children.children.

According to the UN, AIDS is the #1 According to the UN, AIDS is the #1 cause of death in Africa, and the 4cause of death in Africa, and the 4thth cause cause in the worldin the world

In 2007 alone there were 2.4 million In 2007 alone there were 2.4 million deaths. deaths.

The life expectancy without AIDS is 62 The life expectancy without AIDS is 62 years, but with AIDS only 47 years.years, but with AIDS only 47 years.

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Living with HIV/AIDSLiving with HIV/AIDS

8.8% of adults are 8.8% of adults are infectedinfected

In Botswana, In Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia, Swaziland, Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho South Africa, Lesotho and Zambia, at least 1 and Zambia, at least 1 adult in 5 is infected.adult in 5 is infected.

In 2007 there were In 2007 there were 3.2 million new 3.2 million new infections.infections. A women tested

HIV+.

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Is there a Cure?Is there a Cure?

There is no known There is no known cure for AIDS, but cure for AIDS, but there is medication there is medication to slow down the to slow down the rate that the immune rate that the immune system is worn down.system is worn down.

Scientists are Scientists are researching possible researching possible vaccines and a vaccines and a successful vaccine is successful vaccine is within years to come.within years to come.

A women with her ARV drugs.

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Questions I Still HaveQuestions I Still Have

Why haven’t we found a cure or a Why haven’t we found a cure or a vaccine for this yet?vaccine for this yet?

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WebsitesWebsites

http://www.avert.org/aafrica.htmhttp://www.avert.org/aafrica.htm http://www.time.com/time/2001/aidsinafrihttp://www.time.com/time/2001/aidsinafri

ca/photo_flash.htmlca/photo_flash.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/

in_depth/africa/2000/aids_in_africa/in_depth/africa/2000/aids_in_africa/aids_facts.stmaids_facts.stm

http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/7391-http://www.kff.org/hivaids/upload/7391-071.pdf071.pdf

http://aidsandafrica.com/http://aidsandafrica.com/ http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/http://www.globalhealthreporting.org/

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