HIV/AIDS & Black Death.

HIV/AIDS is a horrible disease that has led to many deaths. In my opinion i think that not enough money is being spent on a cure. HIV/AIDS kills the t-cells if the immune system, which results of a fatal immune deficiency after a period that last about 10 years or so. Most people, when diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, no symptoms with occure. The awful virus kills the cells that are primarly infection fighters called CD4 cells. AIDS is the later stage of HIV infection, when the body loses the ability to fight other infections. The virus passes form person to person primarily through sexual activity. It can also spread through the sharing of hypodermic needles, and mothers who are infected can pass the disease on to their children at birth. A cure for HIV/AIDS has not yet been discovered yet, but many scientists and doctors are working on it. Not enough money is being spent on HIV/AIDS, when it should be one of our main priorities insted of building amusement parks, and malls, and other pointless things. If we keep spending our money on building, and more and more poeple are getting HIV/AIDS, then more and more people are dying, and won't be able to use the things we build.
A United Nations agenct called UNAIDS believes that we are only at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. This agency researches the spread of HIV/AIDS and it beliebes that over the next two decades, at least 68 million people will die of HIV/AIDS. The majority of these deaths will occure in the poorest countries in the world, big surprise. If we use our money, and donate it to the poor, third world countries, less and less people will die. UNAIDS estimates there are 40 million people in the world living with HIV/AIDS, including three million children. Africa is the continent hardest hit by HIV/AIDS. In one Africa country, Botswana, 39 per cent of adults are infected with the virus. While there is still no cure for HIV/AIDS, in some cases the disease can be controlled with medicatioin. A mixture of drugs, referred to as "drug cocktails" can be effective in prolonging the life of HID/AIDS sufferers. However, the "drug cocktails" are very expensive, which is another reason we should be dontating money to third world countries. By helping with HIV/AIDS, your not only helping people that are affected by it, your helping everyone. Making the world a better place, for everyone. :)