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Introduction:

In less than two decades, more than 65 million people have contracted the HIV virus 
globally, and of these people 22 million have died from HIV related illnesses 
(mostly from AIDS) 17 million of them have been from Africa. Africa remains the 
hardest hit continent: with less than eleven percent of the total global population, the 
continent has more than 70 percent of all HIV/AIDS related cases in the world. As 
well as a harrowing catalogue of lives lost, the implications of this human tragedy 
reach into the structure of economies, the capacity of institutions, the integrity of 
communities, and the viability of families. In the extreme, the survival of some 
states may even be called into question. Already, communities across large parts of 
the continent are facing a day-to-day reality of declining standards of living, reduced 
capacities for personal and social achievement, and an increasingly uncertain future. 
 
This in turn profoundly constrains what can be achieved today. Meanwhile 
HIV/AIDS is also diminishing the capacity of African states to maintain what has 
been secured over past decades in terms of social and economic development. 
 
HIV/AIDS has a big impact all over the world, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It is 
a preventable disease when people have the right knowledge, social environment and 
attitudes. In this task you will get to know the basics of HIV and AIDS.

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1. Read the files. 
 
2. A health clinic near your project in Africa asked you to make a &ldquo;Question and 
Answer&rdquo; or FAQ on basic HIV/AIDS knowledge. The clinic made the 
questions; you have to give the answers in such a way that many people (often 
poorly educated) can understand. An illustration says more than a thousand 
words. 
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"> What does HIV mean? 
 
 What does AIDS mean? 
 
 What is the difference between HIV and AIDS? 
 
 How to get AIDS? 
 
 How NOT to get AIDS? 
 
 Why are especially women vulnerable? 
 
 What is a HIV test? 
&nbsp;</div>

<div style="margin-left: 40px;"> When &amp; why should there be a test? 
 
 What is the immune system? 
 
 What is a CD4 cell? 
 
 How does a HIV virus multiply? 
 
 What to do to take care of a person who has HIV/AIDS? 
 
 On a global scale, what is the division between people having 
HIV/AIDS and health access? 
 
 What can you do to prevent HIV/AIDS? 
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3. Make some poster and prepare to present them for the people attending the 
clinic. 
 
4. Give your presentation to a group of fellow students and get their comments. 
 
5. Send the materials for your presentation and a note about your presentation 
session to your teacher.

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