Aids in Africa
AIDS in Africa Imagine waking up to a world where societies fittest are dying faster than the elderly. ... The silent killers name: AIDS. ... Millions of people in Africa face this exact fear every day. Worldwide, there is an estimated 42 million people infected with HIV/AIDS. ... "Africa is home to 70% of all adults infected and 80% of all children infected throughout the world" (www. ... With 662,000 AIDS orphans in South Africa alone, over crowded orphanages is a serious problem. The irony of the situation is that with all the statistics given, most of the statistics come from HIV/AIDS infected pregnant woman. There are many reasons why Africa has let the epidemic spiral out of control; ignorance being key to rapid widespread infections. ... Also some South Africans still believe that AIDS was introduced by the white population as a way to control the black population after the end of apartheid. ... “Many women across Africa face female genitalia mutilation before puberty,” a procedure where part of the clitoris is surgically removed without the use of anesthetic with a razor, knife, or even scissors (www. ... In reality, the women’s husband may have died from AIDS and she most likely contracted it. ... The biggest cause of widespread infection through much of Africa is the lack of education about abstinence and the lack of use of condoms. Most of the people in Africa don’t know much about the HIV/AIDS virus. ... On top of all that, there are little to no treatments available to Africa’s people. ... The effects of HIV/AIDS touch the lives of everyone in Africa. ... Their ruined immune systems become more susceptible to sickness and they die as a result before their HIV can progress into AIDS. ... 4 orphans worldwide and 662,000 orphans in South Africa alone.