2. The Thesis Geographic correlations can be drawn between the
different regions of high HIV infections and Auto Immune Deficiency
diagnoses.
3. What is HIV AIDS? H Human I Immunodeficiency V Virus A
Acquired I Immuno D Deficiency S Syndrome
4. Where Did It Begin? Africa 1930s Monkey/Ape Theory Much
remains a mystery
5. Past to Present Correlations Sub- Sahara Africa is
responsible for two-thirds of all HIV/AIDS cases 75% of HIVS/AIDS
Deaths In South Africa, 29% of pregnant woman have HIV 20% of
Zimbabwe's adult population has HIV/AIDS Poverty, Inadequate
Healthcare and education, and promiscuity keep this unfortunate
trend in affect
6. The Global Epidemic AIDS is prevalent in every country today
In 2011, an estimated 34 million people had HIV/AIDS And almost 3
million of them died 25 million deaths World Wide
7. AIDS in America: A History Timeline 1981- first official
reporting of what would soon be the AIDS epidemic 1985- The link
between HIV and AIDS is discovered 1989- 100,000 reported AIDS
cases 1995- 500,000 reported AIDS cases 2007- 565,000 deaths since
1981
8. AIDS in America: Today 1.2 million 1 in 7 people with HIV
are unaware of their infection 1 and 4 HIV infections are among
youth ages 13- 24 and have no idea that they have it
9. AIDS in America: Map
10. AIDS in America: Geographical and Cultural Trends Very
prevalent in Urban Areas with larger populations Many of these
regions are impoverished
11. AIDS in America: Geographical and Cultural Trends Gay and
Bisexual Men of all races are the most severely affected
https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/hiv-aids-101/statistics/index.html
12. Final Geographic Conclusions and Trends Most cases of HIV
are from countries or areas with low- or middle-income regions due
to inadequate healthcare, education and cultural circumstances
Sub-Sahara Africa is responsible for the most amount of cases due
to the fact that it was the originating region of the virus It
continues to spread to a variety of regions due to the lack of a
cure
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