Why is the AIDS virus more prevalent in african countries than anywhere else in the world?

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First off, the HIV started there. BTW, it's called "HIV," the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. "AIDS" (always capital letters) is the result of suffering from HIV, the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.It is "acquired" because doctors earlier had noted some babies born with this condition (i.e.

, "Boy in the Plastic Bubble. " A second reason that HIV is more prevalent in African nations is that African nations still use witch doctors instead of real doctors. The witch doctors still use their ignorant "sympathetic magic" and do things like tell a man that to be cure of HIV, he must have sex with a virgin.

Really. Between ignorance and this "cure," one has drastic increases in HIV victims. A third reason is inablity to buy HIV medications.

Thanks to wholly corrupt governments, the average citizen can barely buy food, and most farmers are "subsistence farmers," living off of what is grown this year and praying to whomever that next year isn't a drought. If someone is sick, well, tough beans, pal. Combine the above three to get the fourth cause: defeatist attitude.

A.k.a. , "Oh well, what the hell," this is best seen in the prostitute scene in "Lord of War" starring Nicholas Cage. Many folks living in Africa have accepted death, by disease or war, and have decided to do zero to prevent it, but instead to do whatever fun can be done now.

The downside is that HIV caused AIDS is about as horrible a death as cancer, easily counter-balancing any fun that might have gone before.

That is where the virus came from and they are very active sexually. A lot of this country has no concept of controlling the sexual desire and they pass it along in leaps and bounds. Plus the Huge amount of rape going on from the many factions that are keeping war amoung villages cause it to spread even more..

There are a few reasons. 1. Lack of education on the means of reducing the transmission of AIDS & other STDs.2.

Reluctance to use condoms, etc. 3. Rape is a weapon of war.4. Having sex with a virgin is a cure for AIDS according to 'medical' folklore.

Reason #4 is usually explained in the news as AIDS impacts women & children more than others. If the media told the truth, that would upset too many people & it would be considered racist & derogatory to a couple of groups of people. Networks & Publishers would be picketed, sued & employees might be beheaded.9 months old is the youngest female used as a cure.

Sources: Pales .

Here is one of many reasons Because of the lack of protective sex, one group, the men work away from the home area, there are women that sell themselves from huts along the road, the men visit these places and have unproductive sex, then bring it back home to their wives or spread to other sexual partners.. Also they believe having sex with a virgin will stop the virus, some of the virgin's are 9 months old to 12 years. Until each person takes responsibility for their own actions, the virus will continue to spread.

Not sure it is I'm not sure it is. Check out the HIV numbers for Russian prostitutes, Thai bar-girls, or Miami hookers. In Africa there are many factors contributing to their high HIV numbers.

First, HIV probably started there. Next, there is not a good pubic-health and education system. Next, there is a lot of migration of young folks away froim their tribal homes to the cities.

Plus there are religious taboos about discussing certain subjects. And poor economics so people cannot afford anti-HIV treatment. All these factors combine in the worst way to give the high HIV numbers..

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