AIDS and HIV In Africa
What is it?
AIDS stand for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus
HIV causes AIDS. It breaks down the immune system — our body's protection against disease.
HIV causes people to become sick with infections that normally wouldn't affect them.(http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/29/health/aids-hiv-fast-facts/)
Approximately 15 million children under age 18 have lost one or both parents to AIDS
- 300,000 new HIV infections occurred among adolescents in 2012; 2.1 million adolescents (10-19 years) were living with HIV. (http://www.unicefusa.org/work/hivaids/?gclid=CMyxw9O7x7wCFRNp7AodPHgAGg)
*67% of the world HIV population lives in Sub Sahara Africa
*90% of 2000000 people under 15 has HIV in Sub Sahara Africa
AIDS stand for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus
- HIV has few or no symptoms for up to 10 years or more before symptoms of AIDS develop.