Global Issue Essay
Jake Davidson
World History Key Assignment #6
Global Issue Essay
In today’s world there are many problems but one of the most concerning is the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. In this essay I will discuss HIV/AIDS concerns that affect this epidemic. The definition of HIV is a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Worldwide about 34 million people are living with HIV infection. In the U.S. about 1.1 million people live with this condition. That is 1 in 6 in the U.S. Most of the new infections occur in individuals living in low-income countries. In 2011 nearly 30 million people have died worldwide since this epidemic began over 30 years ago. Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America are the most affected by HIV. Nearly three-quarters of the people living in Sub-Saharan Africa live with this disease. Unfortunately, children are not immune to this disease. There is an estimate of 3 million children worldwide living with HIV. Most of these children were infected by their HIV-positive mothers during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. The spreading of this disease worldwide is due to lack of education and prevention. In the United States HIV is spread mainly by having unprotected sex or sharing drug-use equipment. Some population groups have higher infections then others. It is a range of social, economic and demographic factors. The epidemic is not evenly distributed across the country. The CDC has resources and programs in different areas that would be most effective to certain target groups. Thanks to better treatments in the United Sates people with HIV are now living longer and a better quality of life. Unlike in 1981, where there was no support for your fellow human being. Today we have awareness days; activists and infinite hope to one day end this deadly disease.
World History Key Assignment #6
Global Issue Essay
In today’s world there are many problems but one of the most concerning is the epidemic of HIV/AIDS. In this essay I will discuss HIV/AIDS concerns that affect this epidemic. The definition of HIV is a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex. HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. Worldwide about 34 million people are living with HIV infection. In the U.S. about 1.1 million people live with this condition. That is 1 in 6 in the U.S. Most of the new infections occur in individuals living in low-income countries. In 2011 nearly 30 million people have died worldwide since this epidemic began over 30 years ago. Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America are the most affected by HIV. Nearly three-quarters of the people living in Sub-Saharan Africa live with this disease. Unfortunately, children are not immune to this disease. There is an estimate of 3 million children worldwide living with HIV. Most of these children were infected by their HIV-positive mothers during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. The spreading of this disease worldwide is due to lack of education and prevention. In the United States HIV is spread mainly by having unprotected sex or sharing drug-use equipment. Some population groups have higher infections then others. It is a range of social, economic and demographic factors. The epidemic is not evenly distributed across the country. The CDC has resources and programs in different areas that would be most effective to certain target groups. Thanks to better treatments in the United Sates people with HIV are now living longer and a better quality of life. Unlike in 1981, where there was no support for your fellow human being. Today we have awareness days; activists and infinite hope to one day end this deadly disease.
Cited: Work: www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/basics/ataglance.html http://www.cdc.gov/globalaids/global-hiv-aids-at-cdc/default.html http://aids.gov/federal-resources/around-the-world/global-aids-overview