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When were the first cases of AIDS identified ? The first cases of AIDS were identified in 1981, in Africa. There are 34.3 million people in the world who are infected with AIDS. There are 24.5 million of them in Sub. Saharan Africa.
The statistics show that there are 19 million people who have died from AIDS and 3.8 million of them are children under the age of 15. In 1999 there were 5.4 million people who were infected of new AIDS in Africa.
The virus is spread The virus is spread through high risk behaviors including, drugs, tattooing,sharing needles and unprotected sex.
AIDS during 10 years During 10 years, AIDS will develop to include: 1. Extreme weakness 2. Fatigue 3. Rapid weight loss 4. Frequent fevers that last several weeks with no explanation 5. Sweating very heavily at night 6. Chronic diarrhea 7. Cough that won’t go away.
Mother infected the baby
Casual contact The disease can’t spread through casual contact such as, hugs or handshakes, sneezes, coughs, mosquitoes or other insects, towels, drinking glasses, or toilet seats.
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Author: ML21
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