In What Way Has the AIDS Epidemic Contributed to Global

question 10

Multiple Choice

In what way has the AIDS epidemic contributed to global hunger and food shortages?

• A) Too many people of prime working age are dying of the disease.
• B) Most of the AIDS cases are found in low-income countries.
• C) Countries with the highest rate of AIDS are also agricultural countries.
• D) With few people able to work on farms because so many die from AIDS, fewer crops are harvested.
• E) All of the above.

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