HIV/AIDS The Underplayed Scourge
By Dayo Anthony
The level of awearness on HIV/AIDS seem down played as awearness through all forms of communications has reduced.
on a social space the exchange of bodies sexual engagement or activities without protection is on rampant, having multiple sexual partners has become a way of life with no protection while scourge of HIV/AIDS is spread.
HIV continues to be a major global public health issue, having claimed 40.1 million [33.6–48.6 million] lives so far. In 2021, 650 000 [510 000–860 000] people died from HIV-related causes and 1.5 million 1.1–2.0 million people acquired HIV. There is no cure for HIV infection. HIV/AIDS is spread through sharing of sharp objects, having multiple sexual partners.
“As of the end of September 2022, 1,619,133 persons on treatment, which represents a significant leap when compared to 838,020 persons in 2017 and the sites have increased from 251 in 2007 to 2,262 in 2020. “New HIV infections gradually declined from 103,404 in 2019 to 92,323 in 2022 yet it is still with us.
It is reported that 1.1 million people have been newly infected with HIV in 2018. An estimated 420 000 340 000−530 000 people died in the African Region from HIV-related causes in 2021, which indicates that mortality has dropped by almost 55% since 2010
The most common causes include: Poverty: About half of the world’s people living in extreme poverty live in sub-Saharan Africa. That’s almost 390 million people. The scarce money is usually not enough to be protected by condoms from infection, let alone for an HIV test or even an antiretroviral therapy
Despite the fact that sub-Saharan Africa contains only about 11 percent of the Earth’s population, the region is the world’s epicenter of HIV/AIDS. The numbers are daunting. Adult HIV prevalence is 1.2 percent worldwide (0.6 percent in North America), but it is 9.0 percent in sub-Saharan Africa
Out of the 34 million HIV-positive people worldwide, 69% live in sub-Saharan Africa. There are roughly 23.8 million infected persons in all of Africa. 91% of the world’s HIV-positive children live in Africa. More than one million adults and children die every year from HIV/AIDS in Africa alone the scourge is among us.
Symptoms
Some people with HIV develop flu-like symptoms 2 to 4 weeks after getting the virus. People taking HIV medications may not have other symptoms for years. As the virus multiplies and destroys immune cells, symptoms can develop such as fever, fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes. Untreated, HIV typically turns into AIDS in about 8 to 10 years, it is a scourge amongst us and it’s going nowhere except properly managed.
