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1. Health risk to the worlds young

Section on HIV/AIDS 3:29
Q. What are some of the factors hindering the treatment of HIV/AIDS in the areas
mentioned in the video?
Too many people, it is hard to get treatment to everyone. There also arent enough
resources to care for people with HIV or AIDS. Also, lack of money is another
preventing factor.
2. Confronting epidemics
Section on AIDS: crisis in Africa 3:42
AIDS: crisis in Africa continued 3:25
Q. What does epidemic mean?
When a disease spreads extremely quickly.
Q. What does HIV stand for?
Human
Q. What does AIDS stand for?
Acquired Immunity Deficiency Syndrome
Q. In which part(s) of the world is AIDS most serious?
Africa, particularly South Africa.
1. How does the HIV virus infect the human body?
It takes over cells in the body.
2. Of what diseases do many AIDS sufferers die?
Pneumonia, Meningitis,

3. How many AIDS sufferers live in the southern part of Africa?

17 million people have aids in South Africa.

4. How many South African children have been infected with, or orphaned by AIDS?
Half a million have been infected or orphaned due to Aids.

5. How many new infections does Dr Omu Anzala say occur in Kenya every day?
How does UN Envoy for AIDS in Africa, Steven Lewis describe the figures about
AIDS in Africa?
It is completely out of control. If we cant get to the sufferers, then it becomes to hard to catch
up.

6. What does he say will happen to people in the African continent if the spread of
AIDS continues unabated?
More and more become will become infected, and the population will slowly diminish, and health services will have
more pressure from surrounding contries.

7. What breakthrough does he say had happened in the last 18 months in Africa?
The vaccine.

8. In what mammal was the influenza virus first detected?

In pigs.

9. How long have flu viruses been affecting humans?

10. In 1918 how many people around the world are estimated to have died from
influenza?

11. What does Dr Hugh Niall say is the problem when trying to develop vaccines?
Q. What promotional and educational campaigns are you aware of about HIV/AIDS?

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