AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a pandemic is a global epidemic.    

The first reports of this disease appeared in the American medical periodical in the early 80s of the last century. In a relatively short period (5–7 years), AIDS has spread throughout the world. The territory of the then Soviet Union, thanks to the “Communist Iron Curtain”, remained unconquered (with the exception of isolated cases). At the same time, the incidence of AIDS in African countries has grown exponentially. 

If we analyze the statistics of the incidence rate by country, we find out an interesting pattern. The level of HIV infection (human immunodeficiency virus) in the civilized world (Western Europe, North America) has stabilized for 6-8 years and does not exceed 1% of the total population, and is formed mainly due to migrants, and not the indigenous population (like, for example, migrant Africans in England). In contrast, the backward countries of Africa and Asia show the highest levels of infection. So, according to official data (and official statistics in many African countries are under pressure from government agencies and tend to underestimate data), HIV infection in Zambia reaches 30% (every third Zambian), in Botswana – 41%. The average life expectancy due to this disease has slipped there to 38-40 years (for comparison: in developed countries – 70 years or more). 

I have always been interested in the question: “what is the reason for such a high level of HIV infection in Africa?” At one time, Soviet propaganda, taking advantage of the fact that there is still no single proven theory of the origin of AIDS, put forward the theory that, supposedly, HIV was artificially created somewhere in the West to destroy the African race. This idea is so popular with African leaders (especially those who blame the West for all their problems) that they accepted it as an explanation of the high incidence of AIDS in Africa.

But in fact, the reason for the high incidence of AIDS lies in another, namely the sexual mentality of Africans, and more simply, in their attitude to sex. According to historical data, before the Europeans came to Africa (i.e., until the 16-17th centuries), sexually transmitted diseases were not known there. Now imagine the following situation: lack of sexually transmitted diseases, warm climate all year round, plenty of fruit (again , all year). What would you do? Well, of course , with sex! So are the Africans. Their mentality has historically incorporated a lighter attitude toward sex. Add to this the absence of all religious dogmas and taboos that Christianity is filled with for the European, and Islam for the Muslim .      

In the Zimbabwean State Archive, I came across an interesting book. It provided a statistical report of morbidity in Southern Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe) for 1921. The incidence of syphilis among the indigenous population back in 1921 reached 25%, i.e., every fourth black Zimbabwean in 1921 was infected with syphilis. Therefore, it is not surprising that when AIDS appeared in the arena, it spread rapidly across Africa. Probably, in the same way (or close to it) AIDS is growing in other regions of the world.  

The high level of HIV infection posed to sensible African leaders the question of revising their national attitude to sexual culture. In Africa, quite aggressive propaganda of family values ​​(fidelity to the spouse) and safe sex is being carried out, because the bet in this game is survival – both of an individual and of the whole nation.  

In my opinion, the time has come to revise moral values ​​in relation to sex with us. Alarming statistics of the rise of AIDS in the post-Soviet space is the basis.