{ Nigerian Illnesses and Treatments Demi Milas.   Malaria   HIV/AIDS   2.7 million Nigerian adults in 1999   Average life expectancy fifty-one.

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{ Nigerian Illnesses and Treatments Demi Milas

  Malaria   HIV/AIDS   2.7 million Nigerian adults in 1999   Average life expectancy fifty-one Illnesses

  More than 4000 medicinal plants used   Medicinal plants   Pygeum   Securidaca longipedunculata Traditional African Medicine

  Belief in evil spirits that bring misfortune   No one becomes sick as coincidence   Magic   “Sympathetic magic” Juju

  Ezinma’s illnesses in her life   Believed to be an evil child   Ekwefi believes faith will save her In Things Fall Apart

Siollun, Max. "Nigerians In America." Do You Believe in Juju? N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June "Countries and Their Cultures." Culture of Nigeria. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 May "Nigeria Major Infectious Diseases." - Demographics. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June Works Cited