what do you know about HIV
Saffron Steyn and Simisa klaas
1) HOW AND WHEN WAS HIV DISCOVERED?
*It was discovered by scientist or doctor in America in 1981.He discovered his patient had an unknown disease.He scaned the disease in an electro microscope, he discovered that disease was a deadly virus that distroys the immune system.It was when the name of the virus was discovered HIV(HUMAN IMMUNE VIRUS)
2) HOW DO YOU GET IT?
* you can get it by sharing a needle with an infected person
*through sex
*a mother can pass to her unborn baby
* by touching infected blood if you have a cut
3) HOW DO YOU PREVENT HIV INFECTION?
* You can prevent it by abstaining,condomising and befaithful
4) STATISTICS OF HIV VIRUS
2005 More then 6million in the world have been killed by HIV
It is mostly found in the sub-sahara Africa
More the 50million in the world are infected by HIV
HOW HAS HIV EFFECTED OUR LIVES
It has effected our lives in many ways by killing loved ones, leaving children homeless because their parents died of HIV. It has also killed innocent souls like children.It has also increased death rate, infant mortality rate and decreased life expectancy.
By: Simisa Klaas on August 2nd 2012 01:53 [0 comments]
