Specificities of the HIV / AIDS spread in the European Union countries

Specifities of the HIV/AIDS spread in the European Union countries Abstract The bachelor thesis describes the spread of HIV and AIDS in the European Union. The first part provides an overview of important documents that are shaping a strategy for fighting against HIV and AIDS in the European Union. The thesis provides in the following part a brief history of HIV and AIDS, modes of transmission and treatment. The main part gives an overview of the situation in the European Union in the years 1985-2013. There is drawn up analysis for each country of the situation in this period. The situation is mapped by indicators of mortality and incidence. The analytical part of the thesis is handled by using cluster analysis for comparison between states. Through this analysis is offered a list of comparison waveforms incidence of HIV/AIDS. Keywords: HIV, AIDS, spread, European Unio