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Caroline Perez 4/22/02 World History The AIDS Epidemic: The Price of Death In 1981 a new and dangerous disease began to spread throughout the world. This sexually transmitted disease would later become known as AIDS. AIDS is an acronym for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus attacks and weakens the immune system, which makes the body susceptible to infections and diseases. AIDS can affect anyone who has had sex with an infected individual (vaginal, oral, and anal) or shared contaminated needles, syringes, or blood products. It can pass to an unborn child by means of breast-feeding. The diseases a person might contract from the weakened immune system are called opportunistic infections because they take advantage of the body's damaged line of defense. Most researchers believe that the virus began in Africa, where most AIDS cases currently exist. While there are drugs on the market aimed...

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