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25 Years Of AIDS
Jun. 3rd, 2006 01:37 pmhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060603/ap_on_he_me/aids_at25_africa
Why is it that AIDS has infected so many people in Africa? Is it some combination of a lack of AIDS awareness and poor medical care? I remember that in the eighties people predicted AIDS would ravage all segments in the US, but actually, hasn't it generally been confined to the high risk groups?
I've done a little preliminary internet research that calls the 100 million figure into question. The accepted definition of AIDS in Africa is a persistant fever and weight loss. Western researchers suggest that only half of the "AIDS" casualties in Africa are HIV+.
Why is it that AIDS has infected so many people in Africa? Is it some combination of a lack of AIDS awareness and poor medical care? I remember that in the eighties people predicted AIDS would ravage all segments in the US, but actually, hasn't it generally been confined to the high risk groups?
I've done a little preliminary internet research that calls the 100 million figure into question. The accepted definition of AIDS in Africa is a persistant fever and weight loss. Western researchers suggest that only half of the "AIDS" casualties in Africa are HIV+.
