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Geographic Orientation for African Countries with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

This lecture provides a brief overview of 42/44 sub-Saharan African countries affected by the HIV epidemic. It discusses the impact of HIV/AIDS, the importance of adequate living conditions, and the need for sex education and condom promotion to combat the disease. The lecture also highlights specific regions affected by the epidemic and provides links for further information on HIV/AIDS.

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Geographic Orientation for African Countries with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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  1. Geographic orientation for African countries with Human Immunodeficiency VirusPaul R. EarlFacultad de Ciencias BiológicasUniversidad Autónoma de Nuevo LeónSan Nicolás, 66451 NL, Mexico

  2. This world retrovirus epidemic began before 1980 but can be well considered as starting in earnest in 1990, and it is reaching levels of prevalence in Africa like 39 % of the population of Zambia. The cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

  3. The purpose of this lecture is to supply a brief geographic orientation for 42/44 subSahara countries so that their situations can be better appreciated. Comoros and also Mauritius, adding to 44, are islands in the southern Indian ocean with very low HIV percents.

  4. Life expectancy or longevity depends on having adequate food, shelter, clothing and disease protection over decades. Some of these central & southern African countries are starving, and ones like Ethiopia have an endless history of periodic starvation. Invasions of other diseases like tuberculosis occur as well as entrenched and serious tropical diseases like malaria.

  5. CONDOMS STOP AIDS.Then the remedy is sex education and the promotion of subsidized condoms, as well as their ample distribution throughout all rural areas as well as in the cities.

  6. Map 3. Republic of the Congo with Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Gabon, Equitorial Guinea, Cameroon and the Central African Republic, totaling now 18 countries.

  7. Map 8. Djibouti with Yemen, Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

  8. Map 10. Niger with Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad at the northern limits of the full HIV epidemic.

  9. Much more information on HIV/AIDS is in these links: US Government, Census Bureau University of Durban, South AfricaWorld Health OrganizationUnited Nations & othersUS Government, Communicable Disease Center AIDS & Africa

  10. Also look for Supercourse lectures on AIDS: HIV Clinical trialsCounseling in HIV/AIDSPrinciples of HIV therapy: Simple is better !AIDS and STDs in Africa I: The ProblemHIV/AIDS - Issues for the Workplace: Principles, planning, policy, programmes and project participationThe evolving of HIV epidemic in South AfricaFaith-based capacity building for HIV/AIDS intervention programs in the northwest province of Cameroon. Pts 1 & 2

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