AiDs in southAFriCA is thrEAtEning to BEComE A proBlEm.At thE EnD oF 1993, 4.25% oF southAFriCAn ADults wErE hiv positivE.By thE EnD oF 1994, thE FigurE wAs 7.57%. this inCrEAsE in A yEAr is thE lArgEst For thE sprEAD oF thE virus inAFriCA AnD possiBly thE worlD, AnD it sEEms CErtAin thAt 12% or morE oF thE populAtion will BE hiv positivE ByChristmAs. in thE worst hit ArEA, thE hiv positivE rAtE now tops 20%. it sEEms southAFriCA is moving rApiDly towArDs thE CAtAstrophiC 35% lEvEls oF inFECtion inEAstAFriCA、this will BE thE First timE thAt thE virus will hAvE BEComE so wiDEsprEAD in A sophistiCAtED, inDustriAlizED Country. Both thE prEsEnt AnD prECEDing govErnmEnts shoulD BEAr rEsponsiBility; EACh wAs AwArE oF thE Crisis AnD DiD Almost nothing. thErE is no puBliC CAmpAign to promotE sAFE sEx, For ExAmplE. thE ApArthEiD rEgimE wAs too ConsCious oF rEligious sEnsitivitiEs to orgAnizE An ExpliCit Anti-AiDs CAmpAign, AnD thEAFriCAn nAtionAlCongrEss is FAr too nErvous ABout trADitionAlAFriCAn AttituDEs to sEx. A、survEy oF BlACk womEn in johAnnEsBurg rEvEAlED thAt 75% wErE willing to ACCEpt ConDoms iF thEy CoulD pErsuADE thEir pArtnErs to usE thEm, But thAt in prACtiCE only 2% hAD mAnAgED to Do so. womEn ArE thE ChiEF viCtims with thE highEst hiv-positivE rAtEs Among nursEs AnD tEAChErs. mAnyAFriCAn mEn hAvE rEsponDED to thE EpiDEmiC By Choosing youngEr AnD youngEr pArtnErs. thErE is EvEn A myth thAt sEx with A young Enough girl CAn CurE AnAiDs-striCkEn mAlE. inEvitABly young womEn ArE thE hArDEst hit, A phEnomEnon CompounDED By thE high inCiDEnCE oF rApE. morE thAn 100 rApEs ArE rEportED to thE AuthoritiEs EvEry DAy, Although this FigurE is BEliEvED to rEprEsEnt A minority oF ACtuAl CAsEs. DEspitE thE sprEAD oF thE virus, thE stAtistiCs mAnAgE to strugglE on to only ABout pAgE six oF most southAFriCAn nEwspApErs BECAusE thE Crisis is still in "phonEy wAr" stAgE —Although thErE ArE morE thAn 1.8 million hiv-positivE southAFriCAns, rElAtivEly FEw oF thEm hAvE DEvElopEDAiDs.DoCtors sAy thE virus sEEms to BE tAking longEr to movE through its CyClE hErE, pErhAps BECAusE southAFriCAns with thEir highEr stAnDArDs oF living, ArE hEAlthiEr AnD thErEForE morE rEsistAnt thAn pEoplE FurthEr north inAFriCA、 without DouBt, thE prEsEnt Air oF ComplACEnCy will vAnish As soon As high proFilE mEmBErs oF thE ElitE BEgin to BE AFFECtED AnD thE impliCAtions For thE EConomy sink in. morEovEr, thE sprEAD oF thE virus mAy grEAtly DAmAgE thE prEsEnt rACiAl rEConCiliAtion in southAFriCA, sinCEAiDs is now ovErwhElmingly A DisEAsE oF BlACks, AnD mAny whitEs ArE BEginning to sEE Almost EvEryAFriCAn As AnAiDs risk.

ACCorDing to thE pAssAgE, whiCh oF thE Following is not BlAmED As thE FACtor thAt prEvEnts Anti-AiDs CAmpAignA．ovEr sEnsitivE to rEligious BEliEF.
B、trADitionAlAFriCAn AttituDE to sEx.
C．high stAnDArD oF living.
D．thE myth ABout hAving intErCoursE with A virgin.