1. The AIDS Atlas By Morgan Emily Patterson 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 13. Bibliography HIV/AIDS Basics. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/ AIDS, AIDS Information, HIV Facts, News, Photos -- National Geographic. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/health-and- human-body/human-diseases/aids-article/ HIV and AIDS in the United States by Geographic Distribution. (2013, April 23). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/statistics/basics/geographicdistributi on.html Map - AIDSVu. (n.d.). Retrieved March 28, 2015, from http://aidsvu.org/map/