AIDS ravages Africa.The article "In Africa, A Town Unravels" details the terrible toll AIDS is taking in Swaziland Swaziland (swä`zēlănd), officially Kingdom of Swaziland, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 1,174,000), 6,705 sq mi (17,366 sq km), SE Africa. It is bordered on the S, W, and N by the Republic of South Africa and on the E by Mozambique. , where each day the disease kills an estimated 50 people. But that nation is hardly alone. Sub-Saharan sub-Sa·har·an adj. Of, relating to, or situated in the region of Africa south of the Sahara. Adj. 1. sub-Saharan - of or relating to or situated in the region south of the Sahara Desert Africa--the region south of the Sahara Desert--accounts for about 10 percent of the world's population. But 60 percent of all the people in the world who are infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. with HIV--the virus that causes AIDS--live in this part of Africa. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the United Nations, more than 27 million men, women, and children in this region have died of AIDS. The data in graph below show the estimated number of AIDS deaths in 2003 in the 12 African countries with the highest number of AIDS deaths that year. Use the data in the graph to answer the questions below. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] 1. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there were 10 times as many people living with HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome as the number of people who died from AIDS in 2003. About how many people were riving with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2003? -- 2. The West Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. country of--experienced about half as many AIDS deaths as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 3. The number of Ethiopian children who had HIV/AIDS in 2003 equated the number of Ethiopian adults and children who died of AIDS in 2003. About how many children had HIV/AIDS in 2003? -- 4. Angora Angora, Turkey: see Ankara. (not shown) has about the same number of AIDS orphans as the number of AIDS deaths in Mozambique. How many AIDS orphans are there in Angora? a 100,000 b 95,000 c 110,000 d 120,000 5. Zimbabwe had slightly more than twice the AIDS deaths of--or--. 6. In Ghana (not shown) AIDS deaths were about one third the level of those in Zambia. How many AIDS deaths were there in Ghana? a 25,000 b 30,000 c 35,000 d 40,000 1. 1 million. 2. Cameroon. 3. 120,000. 4. (c) 110,000. 5. Uganda or Malawi. 6. (b) 30,000. |
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