ID in African countries has become more evident as the rate of those with AIDS has increased in recent years. Zimbabwe is a third world country where many facilities are not available as well as health oriented programs, many people live in deplorable conditions which also contribute to the risk of infection. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS caused by HIV, is a disease caused by sexual intercourse with infected people, AIDS can also be caused by prenatal transmission and if the mother were to have AIDS, the child would also be infected. AIDS infection causes the person's immune system to weaken, which could then cause a spiral effect that would make the person susceptible to other diseases. Education and socio-economic issues are critical in areas of third world countries where there are not many resources to take advantage of. AIDS has become an epidemic in the African country of Zimbabwe where, although the number of AIDS infections has increased and decreased in recent years. Zimbabwe is a third world country where living conditions are not up to par as is inadequate attention to people's health. The people of Zimbabwe have worked hard and live in very basic areas where there is not an emphasis on sanitation and hygiene of the people living in the areas. Hygiene is one of the most important factors influencing disease transmission, such as washing hands, discouraging sharing needles, etc. Improvements in sanitation would slow the spread of diseases, which in turn would reduce the risk of infections from other diseases as people who are infected with AIDS would have an im...... compromised center of paper.. ....Policy and Planning 15.4 (2000): 432-440. Oxford Journals. Network. November 16, 2013. Tawfik, Linda and Stephan Kinoti. "The impact of HIV/AIDS on healthcare workers". WHO. WHO, ndWeb. 16 November 2013. .Manase, G., Z. Nkuna, and E. Ngorima. “Using Water and Sanitation as an Entry Point to Fight Poverty and Respond to HIV/AIDS: The Case of Isulabasha Small and Medium Enterprises.” Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 34.13-16 (2009): 866-873. ScienceDirect. Network. November 17, 2013.Campbell, Catherine, Morten Skovdal, Zivai Mupambireyi, Claudius Madanhire, Constance Nyamukapa, and Simon Gregson. “Building Adherence Competent Communities: Factors Promoting Children's Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Rural Zimbabwe.” Health and Place 18.2 (2012): 123-131. National Institute of Health. Network. November 16. 2013.

Topic > ID in African countries has become more evident as the rate of those with AIDS has increased in recent years. Zimbabwe is a third world country where many facilities are not available as well as health oriented programs, many people live in deplorable conditions which also contribute to the risk of infection. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS caused by HIV, is a disease caused by sexual intercourse with infected people, AIDS can also be caused by prenatal transmission and if the mother were to have AIDS, the child would also be infected. AIDS infection causes the person's immune system to weaken, which could then cause a spiral effect that would make the person susceptible to other diseases. Education and socio-economic issues are critical in areas of third world countries where there are not many resources to take advantage of. AIDS has become an epidemic in the African country of Zimbabwe where, although the number of AIDS infections has increased and decreased in recent years. Zimbabwe is a third world country where living conditions are not up to par as is inadequate attention to people's health. The people of Zimbabwe have worked hard and live in very basic areas where there is not an emphasis on sanitation and hygiene of the people living in the areas. Hygiene is one of the most important factors influencing disease transmission, such as washing hands, discouraging sharing needles, etc. Improvements in sanitation would slow the spread of diseases, which in turn would reduce the risk of infections from other diseases as people who are infected with AIDS would have an im...... compromised center of paper.. ....Policy and Planning 15.4 (2000): 432-440. Oxford Journals. Network. November 16, 2013. Tawfik, Linda and Stephan Kinoti. "The impact of HIV/AIDS on healthcare workers". WHO. WHO, ndWeb. 16 November 2013. .Manase, G., Z. Nkuna, and E. Ngorima. “Using Water and Sanitation as an Entry Point to Fight Poverty and Respond to HIV/AIDS: The Case of Isulabasha Small and Medium Enterprises.” Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C 34.13-16 (2009): 866-873. ScienceDirect. Network. November 17, 2013.Campbell, Catherine, Morten Skovdal, Zivai Mupambireyi, Claudius Madanhire, Constance Nyamukapa, and Simon Gregson. “Building Adherence Competent Communities: Factors Promoting Children's Adherence to Antiretroviral Treatment for HIV/AIDS in Rural Zimbabwe.” Health and Place 18.2 (2012): 123-131. National Institute of Health. Network. November 16. 2013.