Developing Strategies for Treating HIV Infection and Preventing AIDS in Sub-Saharan

question 75

Multiple Choice

Developing strategies for treating HIV infection and preventing AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa have been complicated by

• A) an overabundance of medical personnel in the region
• B) the inability to identify AIDS patients located in sub-Saharan Africa
• C) a complex network of roads for travel to villages
• D) medical records being coded differently than in North America
• E) intense competition from European and North American pharmaceutical corporations in providing funds for education and treatment of AIDS

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Definitions:

Continental Shield

A large geological area composed of Precambrian crystalline rocks that are often millions of years old, making up the stable parts of continents.

Sediment-Filled Basin

A low area on the Earth's surface where sediments have accumulated over time, often due to the sinking or subsidence of the crust.

Continental Hot Spot

A volcanic region thought to be fed by underlying mantle that is anomalously hot compared with the surrounding mantle, situated in the interior of a continental plate.

Rifts

Linear zones where the Earth's crust and lithosphere are being pulled apart, often associated with volcanic activity and the formation of new oceanic crust.