uman mmunodeficiency irus quired mmuno eficiency yndrome

Where did it come from? Scientists believe it came from eating a certain type of Chimpanzee. It is believed the animal was contaminated which caused the strand of the virus to be born It is also believed that it dates as far back as the 1800s It was identified in 1983, though there were cases in 1981 and possibly earlier

Enlarged lymph glands, tiredness, fever, rash, loss of appetite, loss of weight, diarrhea, night sweats

Blood transfusions with infected blood Sexually Direct contact with infected blood (so like an open cut to open cut) Perinatal (infected pregnant woman to her fetus) In most stories to become a zombie you must be infected directly by the zombies blood….. Or Bitten….

According to WHO at the end of 2012 “35.3 million people were living with HIV. That same year, some 2.3 million people became newly infected, and 1.6 million died of AIDS-related causes. Brainstorm some ways that can we help or how countries (ESPECIALLY AFRICA) can help stop HIV/AIDS from spreading……

Female to Male Ratio (per 1,000 people) Population as of 2010:

Africa accounts for over one half of the 57million primary school-age children. The majority of Women are considered 2 nd Class citizens And/OR viewed as property Girls are married off as children Those affected by inequality have less of a chance to receive an education Cultural Norms show that families will send boys to school if funds are low

“This comes at a time, when girls’ education has proven to be one of the most cost-effective strategies to promote development and economic growth. Studies have shown that educated mothers tend to have healthier, better-nourished babies, and that their own children are more likely to attend school, thus helping break the vicious cycle of poverty.” - UNICEF

6 out of 10 donors to education have reduced their spending over the course of the year. Aid to basic education has dropped 6% Progress for universal enrollment is slowing – so by 2015 even more children will be out of school. In the Central African Republic, Niger, Chad and Malawi, fewer than 1 in 200 girls go to university. Many schools lack Female teachers Private/separate bathrooms Many girls will drop out due to duties, exploitation, corporal punishment, negative classrooms, violence