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AIDS in Africa
Title: AIDS in Africa
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 1137 | Pages: 4.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
AIDS in Africa
Seventy-four percent of the AIDS population is found in Africa. One in ten adults living in Africa is now infected with HIV, and in certain places in southern Africa, at least one in four adults are infected. Not only does AIDS affect the immediate victims, but in Africa, it frequently is passed on to the children. An estimated 1,700 new infections occur each day. The infection rates among newborns are high. Furthermore, AIDS orphans many children. …showed first 75 words of 1137 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1137 total…merely affects people’s health to one that affects the security of nations” (The Economist July 15). Although United States citizens do not see the continuing problems of AIDS, it is drastically affecting the world’s population. The U.S. is fortunate enough to be able to afford high cost medicines that Africa is not. Luckily, organizations such as IAVI, are working intensely at trying to service Africa with medicine and prevention programs that are needed.
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