Of all the regions in the world, southern and eastern Africa have been hit hardest by AIDS, the often-deadly disease caused by the HIV virus. AIDS attacks the immune system and has killed up to 1.5 million people in Africa per year. Three out of every four HIV-related deaths in the world are in Africa. Many countries are too poor to properly treat the sick. Also, when so many people get sick or die, work that is necessary to the economy does not get done. This holds back development and hurts everybody."
How can widespread disease affect a country's economy?
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Responses
It can hurt the economy by making people stay in agriculture
It can hurt the economy by making people stay in agriculture
It can help the economy by creating new jobs in health care
It can help the economy by creating new jobs in health care
It can help the economy by increasing the availability of food
It can help the economy by increasing the availability of food
It can hurt the economy by taking people out of the workforce