Transcript HIV & AIDS

HIV & AIDS
Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus
Acquired
Immune
Deficiency
Syndrome
How does it work?
►
B-Cells
Soldiers
T-Cells
Generals
Transmission
Blood, Semen, Vaginal Fluids, Breast
Milk
► Sex,
Oral, Anal, & Vaginal
► Intravenous drug use, sharing needles
► Transferring blood (Tattoos, body piercing)
► Mother to baby during pregnancy, birth breast
feeding
HIV Stage
► No
symptoms
► 3-6 month latency
► Still transmitted
ARC Stage
Aids Related Complex
Symptoms are present
Common Early Symptoms
► Diarrhea
► Weight
loss
► Fever
► Fatigue
► Thrush
► Leukoplakia
► Herpes
Outbreak
AIDS Stage
► Kaposi’s
Sarcoma
► Tuberculosis
► PCP Pneumonia
*Aids Cocktail consists of multiple medications
taken daily to counteract symptoms
*Not a cure, just a symptom reliever*
HIV AIDS Prevention
► Abstinence
► Safe
Sex
► Do Not Share Needles-Tattoos, body
piercing, drugs
► No transfer of Blood