How has HIV/AIDS affected women and children?

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Research Question: How has HIV/AIDS affected women and children?

Thesis: AIDS is a hard illness to contain because mothers almost always pass it along, many Aids orphans have it aswell, and doctors are only just finding ways to help treat it.

• Topic Sentence #1: HIV/AIDS is a terrible illness because many children are infected, mothers with HIV almost always pass it along to their children, and many don’t have any money to treat it.

• Topic Sentence #2: Aids orphans need help because many children are left alone, many lack food, and the number of orphans has tripled.

• Topic Sentence #3: AIDS is a hard illness to contain because mothers almost always pass it along, many Aids orphans have it aswell, and doctors are only just finding ways to help treat it.

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