AIDS: A Global Disease
...dy cannot defend against microorganisms that normally do only little or no harm. HIV was first isolated in 1983. It can be found all over the world and is spreading fast, particularly in developing countries. The transmission of HIV is only possible directly from person to person, caused by sexual contact, exchange of blood and from mother to the unborn child. All over the world, there are 40 million people living with AIDS. Every year, the virus kills over 3 million people and 5 million new people are infected with it. 2. Prejudices about AIDS The most obvious reason for people having prejudices against AIDS is that they are not really educated about the virus and its spread. AIDS causes panic and patients are discriminated at work, they are not able to find a flat and their friends break tie. But why do people react in such a strange way? Mos...