The document discusses how AIDS is spreading, its effects in Africa, and prevention efforts. It spreads through unprotected sex, contaminated needles and blood transfusions. Two-thirds of people with HIV live in Africa, where AIDS has killed over 15 million people since the epidemic began. Countries are promoting abstinence and condom use to curb transmission rates. Uganda saw infection rates drop from 15% to 5% through prevention programs. Over 22 million people have HIV/AIDS globally and 1.5 million died from it in 2007.
