Warm-up What is the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic? AGENDA: 1.“The Making of a Pandemic” Key question: Why is AIDS such an enormous problem in Africa?

After reading the info sheet, answer the following on a separate sheet of paper… 1.What factors contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa? 2.What often happens to the children of those infected with HIV/AIDS? 3.Why don’t more Africans infected with HIV/AIDS take the antiretroviral drugs that can slow down the progress of the disease? 4.Compare and contrast the impact of HIV/AIDS on South Africa, Zimbabwe, Nigeria and Botswana using this chart: CountryRate of Infection Cause factorsGovernment response Other issues South Africa Zimbabwe Nigeria Botswana

Botswana, a country with a high rate of infection, has also been one of the countries to mount the most effective response to the disease. Botswana has had four decades of peace since gaining independence in The country has a sound economy because of the diamond trade. Even though many Botswanans are still poor, the country’s government has provided education and prevention training for its citizens and medical care for those who are already infected. Botswana

AIDS- a cquired i mmuno d eficiency s yndrome First Known Use: 1982 HIV- human immunodeficiency virus First Known Use: 1986

Epidemic- affecting or tending to affect a large number of individuals within a population, community, or region at the same time. Pandemic- : occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting an exceptionally high proportion of the population. AIDS/HIV Famine The flu Swine Flu Polio Chicken pox

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12/2/20157 The Difference epidemic- a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time : a flu epidemic. Refers to rate of infection. An illness or health-related issue showing up in more cases than would normally be expected. Usually confined to a particular location or region.

12/2/20158 The Difference pandemic-(of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. Also refers to the rate of infection Refers to a much larger population being affected. A global pandemic Thesaurus- the disease is pandemic in Africa. widespread, prevalent, pervasive, rife, rampant.

Epidemics and pandemics refer to the spread of infectious diseases among a population. The difference between an epidemic and a pandemic is two-fold. First a pandemic is normally used to indicate a far higher number of people affected than an epidemic, and a pandemic refers to a much larger region affected. In the most extreme case, the global population is affected by a pandemic. pandemic An epidemic is defined by an illness or health-related issue that is showing up in more cases than would be normally expected. However, in the case of a pandemic, even more of the population is affected than in an epidemic.