AIDS in Africa

Introduction The first report in 1983 showed that wealthy Africans are seeking treatment for AIDS in Europe. What the world did not know at that time was that AIDS spread rapidly over the years in some parts of central Africa. Furthermore, by the end of 1997 there was no one thought that an estimated 30.6 million people worldwide were infected with HIV, most of them living in Africa (Feldman and Miller 14).

The recent spread of AIDS across Africa raises the question whether human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will spread in different ways than the United States and other Western countries. Central and East Africa and related T cell lymphocyte virus type III (STLV-III AGM) are widely seropositive in West Africa, but intravenous drug abuse and lack of risk factors for homosexuality show a mode of transmission. It is different from Western society. This difference is particularly noticeable as the ratio of men and women in affected individuals is 1: 1 in Africa and 19: 1 in the US and Europe. This report outlines the cultural practices that may lead to HIV infection in Africa and emphasizes areas for further research.

Differences in epidemiology between cases of AIDS in Africa and cases of social AIDS in the western region led to speculation about Africa's specific risk factors. Due to the age and sex distribution of AIDS cases in Africa, the focus is on sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Factors affecting this sexual infection include (1) high sexual activity associated with increased sexually transmitted diseases, (2) increased risk of HIV infection (homosexuals and anus), (3) viruses There is a possibility of infection increase. Relevant cultural practices (female "circumcision" and "penis"). At the moment, indiscriminate seems to be the most important cultural factor causing HIV infection in Africa.

Due to urbanization in the 20th century, HIV shifted from rural isolation to rapid urban infection. There are many reasons for AIDS to become prevalent in Africa. One of the most formative explanations is poverty, which has had a great impact on the daily lives of Africans. "African Ethics and AIDS: Challenge to Our Thinks" is a challenge to our thoughts, including the proliferation of poverty / AIDS with adverse side effects such as HIV, such as prostitution (ie lifetime sex sales), poor people, education, health, The main factor of. "