For this artifact on HIV/AIDS, I am going to do the historical focus. HIV has been a huge problem throughout the world since it was discovered. HIV was discovered in San Francisco when 5 men came in complaining about the same symptoms. More patients continued to come in with the same problems in many major cities throughout the United States. One doctor in Miami ended up finding a connection between these major cities and how all the symptoms were the same. However, there became a stigmatism for the gay community, as these were the people that mainly decided to go to the doctor with their symptoms. Eventually, t was found that HIV could be spread amongst all populations.

HIV is thought to come from monkeys. There are similar strains between SIV, simian immunodeficiency virus, and HIV. This attacks the immune system, much like it does in humans. The thought is that HIV was transmitted through humans through undercooked meat, a lot like cholera was passed into humans. Due to this, HIV is thought to have originated in Africa, near the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sexual Transmission is the key in transmitting the virus amongst the world. Some believe that the sex trade and human trafficking is what caused the virus to become so rampant amongst the community.

HIV has had a major impact on today’s culture. Many people still have a stigmatism toward the gay community, as well as the heroin community. There is no known cure for HIV/AIDS as of now. The treatments for society are also hard to come across now, and are very expensive to treat. Many people live with HIV/AIDS with no complications, however, are still at large for transmitting the virus among the population. Research is being very heavily done and hopefully a cure or effective treatment will be found to counteract the virus.