Transcript HIV-AIDS powerpointx

Do you think it should be against
the law for someone who knows
they are HIV positive to have
unprotected sex and not inform
their partner? What is some
information you have heard about
HIV? One complete paragraph.
Teens have one of the fastest growing
rates of HIV infection. Many young
adults who are currently dying from
AIDS were infected in their teens.
Does this information surprise you?
How can you protect yourself from
becoming HIV positive? Don’t you
think everyone who has contracted
this disease thought it ‘couldn’t
happen to them?’
HIV and AIDS
Chapter 25: Pg. 658
National AIDS Hotline
1-800-342-AIDS
www.advocatesforyouth.org
HIV Counseling & Testing
401 Division Street
Rockford, IL 61104
Room 107
HIV testing is free and Anonymous
Test results are not provided over the
phone or in writing
Please call 815-720-4066 to schedule
an appointment
HIV-Human Immunodeficiency Virus:
virus that attacks the immune system.
AIDS-Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome: disease in which the
immune system of the patient is
weakened.
Testing for HIV:
• Only in blood tests-CONFIDENTIAL
• May take up to 6 months for enough antibodies to “show up”
• Western blot test (common test in US)
• EIA test that screens for antibodies in the
blood.
• Certain health conditions (hemophilia,
hepatitis and pregnancy) can cause false
positive.
Can be HIV positive for up to ten
years before developing AIDS
With AIDS the immune system has
been damaged and does not
defend the body properly against
germs and cancer.
Opportunistic infections- infections
that occur in the individuals who do
not have a healthy immune system.
• These infections are difficult to treat
• Infected individual suffers one illness to
another
• HIV is progressive-destroys immune system
cells over time; doesn’t necessarily mean they
have AIDS yet.
4 Stages of HIV Infection: (person is
infectious immediately after
contracting virus.)
• 1st stage-Primary infection; person may have
flu-like symptoms then disappears.
• 2nd stage-Asymptomatic stage=no symptoms.
Feels healthy, may last from 6 months to 10
years. Virus is making copies of itself
Continued….
• 3rd stage- Symptomatic stage. Easily tired, loss
of appetite, weight loss, night sweats,
diarrhea, t-cell count falls below 200 (normally
800-1200)
• 4th stage-AIDS. One or more opportunistic
infections or cancers are present.
Body fluids that HIV is found in:
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Semen
Vaginal secretions
Blood
Breast milk
NOT in…
• Urine
• Sweat
• Saliva
How AIDS is spread:
• Sex (oral, anal, and vaginal)
• Blood transfusion with contaminated blood or
blood products. Or contact with blood.
• Using contaminated IV drug needles or
tattooing and piercing.
• From mother to baby at birth.
How AIDS is NOT spread:
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Hugging and kissing
Sharing a public toilet
Insects (such as mosquitoes)
Donating blood
Getting a blood test
Shaking hands
Sharing eating utensils
Sharing public pools, hot tubs, etc.
Sharing a desk, pencil, book, etc.
HIV/AIDS Timeline on Pg. 664
• HIV is now a
PANDEMIC-global
outbreak of infectious
disease.
• HIV/AIDS has NO CURE.
• In 1988, December 1st is
declared annual World
AIDS day.