GEO 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Atlantic Canada, Bar (Music), Vaginal Ring
27 Mar 2016
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People infected with hiv/aids are found around world (34 million in 2011) Sub-saharan africa is most afected region (1 of every 20 adults is living with hiv 69% if people living with hiv are in this region) due to variety of reasons including weak economies and poliical unrest. Since 2000, 38. 1 million have been infected and 25. 3 have died of. 25. 8 million live in sub-saharan africa (70% world total) Only 54% of all people living with hiv know that they have the virus/aids 7. 3 million young women and 4. 5 million young men. Half people infected are in this age group. Every day 6000 people in this group are infected. 2. 6 million are children children esimated to be living with hiv/aids as of end of 2002: 3. 2 million. You can get hiv from infected blood, semen, breast milk, or vaginal luids. Pregnant women can pass hiv to their babies. Hiv seeks and destroys cd4+ and cells (t cells)
