A brother marries his sister.
Superstition, beliefs, and performing rituals are associated with many tribes and ethnic groups in different parts of the world. For example, Saturday is the Sabbath for the Jews.
It is a day for religious services and abstinence from work. Clans, tribes, and people who carry out traditional values believe in punishment when the law is broken.
One belief that from ages people have considered taboo is incest. Sexual intercourse between very closely related people. But as the generation advances, some of these taboos are no longer taken into consideration. How serious is the act of incest, by the way?
Incest is a common issue these days, even though it is illegal or prohibited. Just imagine a father having sex with his own daughter. A mother making love with his son.
What about a brother making love with his own sister and vice versa? These acts people consider abominable, used to be a hidden matter, but are now mostly a public issue.
"I don't see anything wrong with this. People look at us like we are from a different planet. I love my sister, and we have a baby now". Here are the words of a young teenager who is defending his actions. The question is, does incest pose any health hazard?
The Holy Bible speaks against incest in many ways. Also,
most social scientists believe that children from incestuous affairs have
higher risks for hereditary disorders.
Malaria is another deadly disease besides Aids.
Malaria has been a long-time tropical disease that has ravaged the African continent before the white explorers landed on the shores of Africa. It took many of them to their untimely grave; hence, the continent was referred to as " the white man's grave."
Despite the amazing discovery of scientific methods, health care improvement, vaccines, and modern technology, malaria kills hundreds of children and adults in Africa.
Africa's health care system is very fragile. Poverty has caused widespread disease at a faster rate than any other issue. Another factor that has escalated malaria in Africa is the poor drainage system. Choked gutters become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.
The World Health Organisation, despite its effort to eradicate or control the rate of malaria in Africa, has been unsuccessful issue because to poverty.
Regarding Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), the problem is far worse than malaria. A panel of AIDS experts projected that new adult HIV cases. Infections will rise with population growth if there is no increase in spending.
Whenever there is an outbreak of global sickness, Africa suffers most because of poverty and lack of education. Many still do not believe that AIDS is real. It is so hard to instill safe sex to many people in Africa.
The AIDS epidemic has ravaged Africa than any other continent. Despite decades of scientific efforts, there is still no cure for the disease. Countries widely affected are South Africa, Uganda, etc.
There are a few countries, like Brazil, India, and Russia, with a limited epidemic that can finance their health care, but for most of Africa and poor countries like Haiti, Guyana, and Cambodia, AIDS will inevitably continue to turn people into walking skeletons and escalate in the digging of more fresh graves.
Google: The giant search engine plays a significant role in Africa's business
Africa's unstable economy and continuous ethnic conflicts are major causes that prevent its development. Many potential investors do not trust or have any confidence when it comes to business in regard to Africa.
Despite the continent, low internet connectivity and obstacles in the infrastructure, Google, one of the world's internet giants, wants to expand its services to Africa.
Even though Africa lags far behind other big emerging markets in the internet market and despite the expense of internet service, Google executives say Africa represents one of the fastest growth rates for the internet in the world.
According to the World Bank and research sites, Nigeria already has 24 million users. Other big users are South Africa and Kenya.
The amount of money invested by Google in its effort to get more people on the line is yet to be known. But Google says it has around 40 employees working on Africa-focused projects.
Among the first major plans of Google on the continent, since setting offices there three years ago, Google Maps was the expansion of google maps. Five years ago, detailed online maps weren't very available. There are now Google maps of 51 African countries.
Other technology companies are also targeting the continent's market. Microsoft Corporation, International Business Machines Corp, Cisco Systems Inc, and Hewlett-Packard Co have sales offices throughout Africa, selling office equipment and software to
fast-growing companies.
