The document summarizes statistics about HIV/AIDS such as 1.7 million annual deaths, average lifespan of 24 years, and lifetime treatment costs of $600,000. It discusses the financial impact of treatment and three main causes of transmission: unprotected sex, blood contact, and mother-to-child. The worst affected areas are in Sub-Saharan Africa. The history of HIV/AIDS is outlined from its estimated arrival in Africa in 1884 to its detection and spread in the 1980s. Potential solutions proposed include increased government funding to support prevention, treatment, and research toward a cure.

1. HIV/AIDS… Will it ever be
curable?
By: Kristyn Norton

3. Statistics
• About 1.7 million people die every year
from Aids.
• It will cost someone with Aids
approximately 600,000 dollars for proper
lifetime care.
• The average lifespan for someone with
aids is about 24 years.

4. Financial Impact
The financial impact can be
very large. The treatment can
be very expansive and many
people with Aids cannot
afford to pay the prices.

5. 3 Causes for AIDS
• Blood to blood contact with an infected person,
*sharing needles for drug use*.
• A woman can give it to her baby during birth or
when nursing if she is infected.
• Unprotected sex with an infected person
* Transmission of Aids through blood transfusion is very
rare these days because all donated blood is tested
before use.

6. Location/ Map
The worst cases of Aids can be
found in the Sub- Saharan Africa,
but you can find Aids everywhere
in the world.

7. The Sub- Sahara
(green)

8. HIV/AIDS History
-HIV( the virus that causes AIDS) probably
enters Africa between 1884 and 1924.
-HIV probably enters Haiti around 1966.
-1981 AIDS is detected in California and New
York.
-1982 AIDS is reported among hemophiliacs
and Haitians in the USA.
-1982 AIDS is reported in several European
countries.

9. Sources
• www.who.int
• www.muucsf.org
• www.aids.org
• www.themedguru.com
• www.avert.org

10. My Solution
The government could put more money
toward AIDS prevention and AIDS treatment.
My idea would help find a cure for AIDS
eventually because with more money
researches could do more.