East and Southern Africa
Q. Which area of the world was hardest hit by AIDS Asia Europe North America Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa,10 with more than two-thirds of all people living with HIV globally, is the hardest hit region in the world, followed by Asia and the Pacific (see Table 1). The Caribbean as well as Eastern Europe and Central Asia are also heavily affected.
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- Q. Which area of the world was hardest hit by AIDS Asia Europe North America Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Q. Which area of the world was hardest hit by bubonic plague?
- Q. Which country has the highest AIDS rate?
- Q. Why does Africa have malaria?
- Q. How did the bubonic plague spread throughout Europe?
- Q. When was the last pandemic in the US?
- Q. Where did the black plague stop?
- Q. How many died in the Black Death?
- Q. What did they put on the doors during the plague?
- Q. Did the killing of cats cause the plague?
- Q. How did people mark plague houses?
Q. Which area of the world was hardest hit by bubonic plague?
If you are talking about the bubonic plague as in the black death from the 14th century then that would be Europe where up to 60% of the people were affected by the disease. However, if you mean the bubonic plague that is around currently then it is most commonly found in Africa.
Q. Which country has the highest AIDS rate?
The countries with the highest rates of HIV include Eswatini, Lesotho, and Botswana. In 2019, Eswatini had the highest prevalence of HIV with a rate of 27 percent.
Q. Why does Africa have malaria?
Africa is the most affected due to a combination of factors: A very efficient mosquito (Anopheles gambiae complex) is responsible for high transmission. The predominant parasite species is Plasmodium falciparum , which is the species that is most likely to cause severe malaria and death.
Q. How did the bubonic plague spread throughout Europe?
The Black Death originated in Central Asia and spread from Italy and then throughout other European countries. Carried by the fleas on rats, the plague initially spread to humans near the Black Sea and then outwards to the rest of Europe as a result of people fleeing from one area to another.
Q. When was the last pandemic in the US?
1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus) The 1918 influenza pandemic was the most severe pandemic in recent history.
Q. Where did the black plague stop?
The plague lasted in London until the late autumn when the colder weather helped kill off the fleas. Over the centuries Bubonic Plague has broken out in Europe and the Far East.
Q. How many died in the Black Death?
25 million people
Q. What did they put on the doors during the plague?
Plague notices At times of plague, it was common to mark the doors of victims of the disease with a large painted cross, either in red or black paint. In later times, large printed crosses were often affixed to doors.
Q. Did the killing of cats cause the plague?
Dear Readers: Many people believe that cats help prevent the spread of bubonic plague by killing the rats that can harbor the disease. In reality, they can help spread it. While rats and cats were blamed for the plague and killed in the Middle Ages, the disease mainly spread person to person via fleas and lice.
Q. How did people mark plague houses?
Houses where someone got the plague were shut up, and marked with a red cross. ‘God have mercy upon us’ was written on the door.
