Question

Look at this graph from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! by John DiConsiglio. HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA, 1958–2003 The deadly disease has been dramatically shortening life expectancy. Given the change in life expectancy, what can the reader conclude about HIV/AIDS in Africa? It has spread over time. It has lessened over time. It has been wiped out over time. It has stayed the same over time.

Answer 1

It has lessened over time.

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Answer 2

Answer: It has spread over time.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since 1958, life expectancy had been constantly rising in the four countries under study (Botswana, South Africa, Keny, and Zimbabwe).

Suddenly, in 1988, around the time HIV/AIDS started to spread in Africa, life expectancy began to lessen abruptly. By 2003, life expectancy is lower than the one registered in 1958, in all the countries under study.