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Published: 19.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'AIDS/HIV in South Africa ', 1.
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Ever thought about what would happen if the number of people killed on 9/11 happened every day? Or if one child a minute became infected with the chicken pox, but you couldn't cure it? Or did you ever think about how you would feel if at birth you where only given thirty-five years to live. This is a reality in many countries in the world, including South Africa, and its name is AIDS. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (known to most as AIDS) is a disease that takes over the body's immune system and makes it unable to defend itself. HIV causes this, which is the first step in AIDS. …

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