AIDS

Aids (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is the late consequence of an infection with the HI virus. In immunodeficiency, the body's ability to defend itself against pathogens is reduced. HIV infection is not curable, but it is easily treatable so that an affected person often has mild courses of the disease. Without treatment, however, advanced immunodeficiency can lead to various serious diseases and death. 

MEDICATION

Drugs against the HIV virus prevents the virus from multiplying in the body. There are different methods of how this can happen.  Some drugs directly prevent the virus from entering the cell. Other drugs prevent the genetic material of the virus from taking over the command in the cell or from being integrated into the cell. Other drugs only prevent the infected body cells from producing new viruses. In a therapy that is supposed to fight the HIV virus, there is always an use of several drugs. In this way, various methods are used to block HIV replication in the body. For this reason, HIV therapy is referred to as combination therapy.

AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Currently, there are about 38 million people worldwide who are infected with the HIV virus. Among these 38 million people are more than 2 million children. In 2019, there were about 1.7 million newly infected people. More than two-thirds of those lived in sub-Saharan Africa. For Africa, AIDS is still one of the biggest social challenges, leading to barriers to development. Even though the mortality rate has been significantly reduced, millions of people still die from HIV. Poverty is a major problem in Africa. It increases the risk of contracting AIDS. Those who are poor cannot afford condoms for contraception. Likewise, there is usually not enough money for an HIV test and certainly not for therapy. In addition, the medical infrastructure in Africa is still very poor, which makes the death rate from AIDS in Africa particularly high. 
The goal of President Mohammadi Buhari is to finally eliminate the disease by 2030. With our project, we would like to help. 

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