The Spread of HIV/AIDS
Around the World
by Sofie and Aideé
Guns, Germs, and Steel Episode 3
How HIV/AIDS Started
● HIV started in chimpanzees as SIV, or Simian
Immunodeficiency Virus. Because of the
conditions in Africa, the virus mutated and
spread to humans, now known as HIV, or
Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
● AIDS is a more severe form of HIV, known as
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. It is less
controllable than HIV, so if you have HIV you
need to make sure you don’t get AIDS.
Symptoms
● HIV/AIDS doesn’t really kill people; it just makes
it easier for other diseases to penetrate their
immune system.
● What HIV/AIDS does is weaken a person’s
immune system, so it is harder to fight off other
diseases. With HIV/AIDS, even a common cold
can be lethal.
Cures
● HIV/AIDS can’t be cured once you get infected,
but the symptoms can be slowed down.
● Vaccines are provided to prevent HIV/AIDS, but
in developing countries, this is usually too late.
Why Some Areas Are
More Hard-Hit
● Some areas of the world are more hard-hit than
others because of education and lack of
resources.
● If people are educated, they know how to be
careful and not transmit the disease to others.
● If there was not such a huge lack of resources
and means to pay for these resources,
HIV/AIDS could be more successfully prevented.
Map of the World
33.3 million people around the world have HIV/AIDS.
That is about 48% of the global population.
The Americas
Around 2.58
That is about
million people in
0.28% of the
the Americas
entire
are living with
population.
HIV/AIDS.
Eurasia
Around 2.2 Around 4.87
million people in million people in
Europe have Asia have
HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS.
That is about
That is 0.36% of
0.28% of Asia’s
Europe’s total
total population.
population.
Africa
That is about 9.6%
About 24 of the total
million people population, making
are living with Africa the
HIV/AIDS in continent with the
Africa. highest number of
HIV/AIDS
infections.
Oceania
57, 000 people in
Oceania have
HIV/AIDS.
That is about 0.38% of
the total population.
Who has the most
infections of HIV/AIDS?
● So far, South Africa is the country with the most
current infections of HIV/AIDS, with 5.7 million.
● Nigeria is in second place with 2.6 million.
● India is in third place with 2.4 million.
● Mozambique is in fourth place with 1.5 million.
● Tanzania is in fifth place with 1.4 million.
Who has the least
infections of HIV/AIDS?
● According to our sources, Indonesia has the least
infections, with only 11 thousand.
● Countries in North Africa and the Middle East are in
second place, with only 180 thousand total.
● Botswana is in third place, with only 270 thousand
infections.
● Ukraine is in fourth place, with only 290 thousand
infections.
● East Asia as a region is in 5th place, with only 350
thousand infections.
Map of HIV/AIDS
0.36%
0.28%
0.28%
9.6%
0.38%
Venn Diagram
Industrialized Developing
Generally have more HIV/AIDS
Generally have less HIV/AIDS infections.
HIV/AIDS is usually
infections.
transmitted due to lack of Children are more likely to be born
knowledge that one has it. already infected.
People are more educated
about how to prevent and Even though education and drugs are
There is never really a provided by a lot of organizations, it is
control HIV/AIDS. not always easy to deliver them to
cure, just a way to control
infected people.
HIV/AIDS.
Have less deaths due to
The average life expectancy for people
HIV/AIDS.
There are organizations in these countries is usually 30-50
trying to stop HIV/AIDS years.
Have more vaccinations to
from spreading. A huge portion of the population has
prevent HIV/AIDS.
died because of their immune systems
being so low.
Sources
● http://www.avert.org/aroundworld.htm
● www.libertadlatina.org/HIV-AIDS_In_Latin_America_Rpt_2000.doc
● http://www.avert.org/hiv-aids-europe.htm
● http://www.avert.org/aids-asia.htm
● http://www.avert.org/worlstatinfo.htm
● http://aids.about.com/cs/aidsfactsheets/a/africa.htm
● http://www.avert.org/worldstats.htm
● http://www.netook.org/Population_Africa.html
● http://www.europeword.com/blog/europe/europe-population/
● http://www.netook.org/PopulationEurope.html
● http://www.top5ofanything.com/index.php?h=c0e830e3
● http://HIV-Statistics.findthedata.org/
