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As a follow up quiz to the students looking at the ‘AS / A2 / IB Geography - HIV/AIDS Source synthesis‘ excercise.

10 questions:

1. When did the disease (HIV/AIDS) first come to light?  Early 1980s. Avert.org
2. What is the most commonly accepted theory of how HIV crossed species?  The Hunter Theory. Avert.org
3. Name one other theory?  The Oral Polio Vaccine / The Contaminated Needle / The Colonisation / Heart of Darkness.  Avert.org
4. How people are living with HIV/AIDS (adults and children) globally?  32,900,000.  globalhealthfacts.org
5. Which country has the most people living with HIV/AIDS (adults and children)?  South Africa with 5,700,000.  globalhealthfacts.org
6. How many people are living with HIV/AIDS in France? 140,000.  globalhealthfacts.org
7. How many doctors are there in Papua New Guinea? Fewer than 300.  BBC News.
8. What has the UN named as the biggest challenge in the fight against HIV?  Chronic lack of basic health services in the in the countries worst affected by the pandemic.  BBC News.
9. How many people are infected with HIV every day?  11,000.  BBC News.
10. According to UNAIDS how many people are getting ART (Antiretroviral Therapy) in developing countries?  More than one million.  BBC News

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