Officially, the rate of HIV infection in Nigeria is about 5.4 percent, just slightly above the 5 percent trigger zone of AIDS Armageddon in any country. In reality, the estimated 3 million Nigerians living with HIV/AIDS are bigger than the population of many African nations. In Nigeria's AIDS hot spots, mainly in the urban centers, the prevalence rates range from 15 percent among the adult population to 20 percent in pregnant women. Unfortunately, the epidemic is staking a claim to the future of Nigeria going by the 70 percent infection rates among adults ages 20 through 39.With a population estimated between 110 and 120 million, Nigeria presents a perfect comfort zone for AIDS. Nigeria, more than most African countries, represents the ideal climate for an unchecked AIDS rampage for multiple reasons. Nigeria has one of the highest rates of unsafe blood transfusions in the world, at 14 percent. The HIV virus is easily transferred during blood transfusions. In some hospitals in......

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Title: Nigeria
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