In most cases HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) leads to AIDS (Acquired Immune Defiency Syndrom), wich is a disease that weakens the immune system. HIV is transmitted through blood and body fluids. Most people become infected when they have unprotected sex with someone who carries the HIV virus. Soon HIV/AIDS will probably be the disease which has killed the most people in our history. HIV and AIDS is a prominent health concern in South Africa, because South Africa is belived to have more people with HIV and AIDS than any other country. In 2009 there were 5.6 million people just in South Africa with HIV or AIDS and there were 310.000 who died from AIDS.
After seeing some of the results from 2009 you may see that the lines are continuing to grow upwards after 2005 as well.
The people living in South Africa are very poor, so poor that they can't afford buying the midicines they need not to develop AIDS. This often leads to death, and then many children are without parents. Imagine that your parents have died from AIDS, and you are the oldest child in the family. You have no money and no one to help you. This is everyday life for many children in South Africa. They need our help, and they need it fast!
written by Marte Moe
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