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Hiv/aids Facts And Figures by mekoyo(m): 11:39am On Oct 05, 2007
The epidemic occurred in 1981. It was first discovered from a gay man in 1980 in Los Angeles.
Since 1981 the world has not had rest over the dreaded disease.


47 million infected all over the world
2.3million are children
37 million are ages 15 and above
14million orphans globally
17.2 in sub Sahara Africa
8000 people die globally each day
22million people have been recorded dead
4.9million new cases recorded
9 out of 10 people do not know they are infected
55% of people infected globally are ages 15 – 24years
20,000 within the age of 25 and above
There are 5 young people each day
By the year 2020 there will be about 40million AIDS orphans.


NOV 2006 – FEB 2007 RESEARCH
47 million people living with it
Adults - 45million
Women – 19.6million
Children – 2.6million
Newly infected – 3.8million

1990 – 8million
2007 – 47million

4.7million Nigerians are living with it.
Mode of Transmission

Semens, blood, injection, body fluid, mother to child during labour and child birth, blood transfusiom

Body fluids include : saliva, breast milk, sweat(not confirmed-research still going on), tears(recent study)
It has been known and found that 75% of people with HIV/AIDS contacted it through sex.

parts mainly affected in the body
-the kidney
-liver

Avoid the following
Pre-marital sex (fornication)
Extra marital affairs
Scarification
Etc.
Re: Hiv/aids Facts And Figures by Nobody: 12:41pm On Oct 05, 2007
Hmm, interesting.
Re: Hiv/aids Facts And Figures by zignorr(m): 12:44pm On Oct 05, 2007
This is real facts cheesy grin grin

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