globally (Mayell 27). AIDS is a disease caused by HIV-a virus that attacks

the white blood cells of the body, which help fight off infections. AIDS

breaks down the body’s immune system. AIDS is technically known as

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Aids is a worldwide threat but it

has affected some parts of the world--Africa, the United States, and

The AIDS virus has extremely affected the continent of Africa. More

than 8.6 percent of all adults in sub-Saharan Africa are HIV-positive,

compared to 0.6 percent of Americans (Mayell 27). This disease has

greatly surpassed the number of people affected in the United States. Rich

Mkhondo revealed that AIDS surpasses malaria and war as the biggest

killer in Africa. Unlike other countries, where the disease has spread among

homosexuals and intravenous drug users, most of the infections in Africa

South Africa continues to be the most severely hit region of Africa by

the AIDS virus. Louise Vis Carton states that South Africa has the highest

number of HIV-positive individuals in the world. Sub-saharan Africa seems

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