Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS, is a .
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks selected .
cells in the IMMUNE SYSTEM and produces defects in function. .
AIDS cases have also been reported in almost every country in .
the world. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular appears to suffer .
a heavy burden of this illness. Also from what I have read .
women are more likely to suffer from this deadly disease. Why?.
Because of the mistreatment that women still tend to receive .
even after one hundred years later of fighting for some sort.
of rights.
The number of new cases of AIDS in women of reproductive .
age is increasing at an alarming rate. AIDS has become the .
leading cause of death for women between the ages of 20 and 40 .
in the major cities of North and South America, Western .
Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. By doing a little reasearch .
of my own, I have realized that With women's desire to survive .
in an environment where they are rarely employed in wage labor .
or other "legitimate" jobs, they become prostitutes in order .
to earn a living. Condom use among prostitutes in infrequent. .
By reading this and the article that I was familiarized with .
when learning about this disease I have come to the conclusion.
that women are the one's who are highly infected with this.
disease.
I have come to the realization that it is not fair for.
anyone to be infected by this diease, and I mean anyone when I.
say it, but why should women have to fight such a tragedy.
every day of their lives when we have been doing so for the .
past one hundred years. It's just not fair anymore. When.
reading the articles and viewing videos in class I have become.
more familiarized with the subject and it's sickening to even.
think about it. I am not trying to say that men should be .
infected with this but why should women have the higher .
percentage of fighting this battle? We have done so when it.
comes to marriage, work, voting and now a deadly disease? .