AIDS in Africa.An estimated 36 million people worldwide are infected with HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , the incurable incurable /in·cur·a·ble/ (in-kur´ah-b'l) 1. not susceptible of being cured. 2. a person with a disease which cannot be cured. in·cur·a·ble adj. virus that causes AIDS. And 25.3 million of these live in sub-Saharan Africa. At least 1 of every 10 adults is HIV-infected in 16 countries in the region. In 1999, AIDS claimed the lives of 2 million sub-Saharan Africans--five times the total number of AIDS-related deaths in the U.S. since HIV was first identified 20 years ago last June. This map shows the percentage of adults living with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome in different countries of Africa. Which countries have the highest percentages of infected adults? Do further research to pinpoint three reasons why. For more on how AIDS attacks and destroys the immune system immune system Cells, cell products, organs, and structures of the body involved in the detection and destruction of foreign invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, and cancer cells. Immunity is based on the system's ability to launch a defense against such invaders. , turn to page 8. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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