Blog #10 AIDS and Disease

Thirty-five million people are currently living with aids. On average of 7,100 people are newly affected every day. Developing regions account for the highest rates of infection, with sub-Saharan Africa alone accounting for over 70% of the new infections and nearly 23 million of the total number of people living with the virus worldwide. HIV/AIDS is killing farmers, teachers and health workers, and negatively affecting food production, life expectancies and infant mortality rates. In addition to HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and other health conditions account for more than 11 million childhood deaths annually in developing countries. This is a serious issue because people are do not have the resources that we have as a first world country. These people are trying to live normal lives but they do not have the resources that we have because they live in developing countries. One of the most known diseases is HIV.HIV stands for: Human Immunodeficiency Virus.HIV is a virus. Viruses such as HIV cannot grow or reproduce on their own, they need to infect the cells of a living organism in order to replicate; make new copies of themselves. The human immune system usually finds and kills viruses fairly quickly, but HIV attacks the immune system itself - the very thing that would normally get rid of a virus. Although treatments for HIV/AIDS can hinder the course of the disease, there is no known cure or HIV vaccination. The drugs and medications are not only expensive to produce, but they are not easily accessible in all countries. Because of the difficulty of treating this infection, prevention is perhaps the key aim in controlling this disease. Governments world wide should promote safe sex in order to reduce the chances of safe sex and this allows global citizens know that safe sex is protecting them from fatal diseases/AIDS.