1. AIDS Day 2

2. HIV/AIDS - Background About ¾ of all AIDS cases are in Africa.
COPY WHAT’S IN THE BOX
HIV/AIDS - Background
AIDS is a disease of the human immune system caused by HIV.
33.2 million people suffer from HIV/AIDS
About ¾ of all AIDS cases are in Africa.
4 main causes of HIV/AIDS
Sexual Transmission
Sharing Needles (for drugs or tattoos/piercing)
Pregnancy (HIV virus spreads to the baby)
Blood Transfusions

3. HIV/AIDS COPY WHAT’S IN THE BOX
Most AIDS cases are found in Eastern and Southern Africa

4. Clip – Africa Today - AIDS
What does Africa need to address this problem?
Explain how the stigma attached to AIDS exacerbates the problem?
What are nations in Africa doing to prevent the spread of the pandemic?

5. AIDS Activity – Day 1

6. A. Map Questions Click on the map below:
Record the questions below and the correct answer:
1. Which regions of Africa have the most AIDS?
A. Southern and Northern
B. Southern and Eastern
C. Southern and Western
2. Which three countries have the highest percentage of adults with AIDS?
3. Sketch a map of Africa and shade the two regions that have the highest AIDS rates.

7. B. Death Stalks a Continent Reading
Go to our wiki
Open the reading titled “Death Stalks a Continent.”
Complete the 5 questions that are embedded in the reading.
Record the questions or write your answers in complete sentences.

8. C. AIDS Crisis Analysis Go to http://www.avert.org/aidsimpact.htm
Use this resource to answer the questions below
1. What is the impact of AIDS on the health sector?
2. What is the impact of AIDS on the households (society)?
3. What is the impact of AIDS on the children?
4. What is the impact of AIDS on the education?
5. What is the impact of AIDS on the businesses (enterprises and workplaces)?
6. What is the impact of AIDS on life expectancy?
7. What is the economic impact of AIDS?
8. What are the future impacts of AIDS?