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AIDS is a problem because it damages your immune system and your immune system gets weaker for fitting the disease.
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What type of disease is AIDS considered?
The disease AIDS is currently considered a pandemic. It classifies as this due to it being a problem in a large area of the world and it's constant spreading.
What is the HIV epidemic?
AIDS is a virus, not a disease. You can only contract AIDS by first having HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus). HIV/AIDScould be considered an epidemic by the millions of people who have died from the virus and our inability to control/cure it. Scientists have never been able to locate where HIV was 'born'.
How many AIDS deaths have there been since the start of AIDS pandemic?
25 Million
What has been an effect of the AIDS pandemic?
There has been a decline in economic productivity in countries affected by AIDS.
Which areas have been hit by the aids pandemic?
At this time the pandemic is worst in Africa, but the whole world has been affected by it.
How long will the swine flu outbreak last?
A pandemic can last from a few weeks (as in the case of the recent "swine" and "bird" flus), through to a year or two (the "Spanish" influenza) and even decades (as HIV/AIDS is considered a pandemic) or centuries (the Black Death).
What pandemic has affected life expectancies in sub-saharan Africa?
HIV and AIDS
Look at the map below. What conclusion does this data support about the AIDS pandemic?
AIDS has been most devastating to underdeveloped regions of the world.
What is the difference between a pandemic and an endemic?
Pandemic means affecting a large population or geographic area i.e. "AIDS is pandemic in Africa."Endemic means affecting a certain area i.e. "Kangaroos are endemic to Australia."
What has the author Yole G Sills written?
Yole G. Sills has written: 'The AIDS pandemic' -- subject(s): AIDS (Disease), Social aspects, Social aspects of AIDS (Disease)
What is Africa's worst pandemic disease?
AIDS is perhaps the worse pandemic disease seen coming out of Africa. It has become a chronic disease with an extremely high death rate.AIDS!
What has the author Lesotho Gabriel Mosarwe written?
Lesotho Gabriel Mosarwe has written: 'Beyond the AIDS pandemic'
