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HIV/AIDS (Summary) - Coggle Diagram
HIV/AIDS (Summary)
Strategies
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AIDS awareness campaigns, such as UNAIDS World AIDS Day, are used to highlight the dangers and causes of AIDS
There is increased funding to tackle the disease some of which is put into research into developing an AIDS vaccine
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In developed countries drug therapy programmes do help to control the disease and prolong the lives of AIDS sufferers
Health education programmes which are normally on TV and radio as a number of people in the affected areas may be illiterate.
Blood is also screened before use in transfusions and disposable syringes are used in hospitals. Availability of testing is also important so that people know if they have the disease and can take actions to ensure it is not spread
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Causes
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Lack of preventative care, advice or medication
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Effects
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In countries like South Africa or Uganda where AIDS is endemic, children may be left without parents and brought up without grandparents. Entire middle-aged populations may be missing from societies
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AIDS leads to people being unable to work, lowering the productivity and potential wealth of a country
Consequences
Developed countries
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Countries with good quality health services have managed to reduce the spread of the disease, although drug therapy ca produce serious side effects
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Developing countries
Many people are not aware they have the disease, which causes it to spread
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There is a high birth rate, even among infected women
Drugs are available, but not enough staff are trained in administering them, eg in South Africa
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Newer, more effective drugs or those with fewer side effects are too expensive and drug companies are not willing to reduce prices
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