HIV and AIDSChera Pierce, Mandi Zaryski and

Lindsay Gentemann

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What is HIV? Human Immunodeficiency Virus Causes AIDS OvertimeDamages the immune system

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What is AIDS? Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome When immune system is weak:

_______________ and infections enter the body This stage of HIV is called AIDS

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How is HIV/AIDS Transmitted? Vaginal, anal, oral sex ___________ sharing Mother to fetus or newborn Blood-to-blood contact

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HIV/AIDS is NOT spread by: Shaking hands, touching or hugging Breathing, coughing or ______________ Using toilets, telephones, etc.

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Continued… Sharing food, drinks, etc Insect bites including _______________ Tears or sweat

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Symptoms of HIV Rapid _______________ Dry cough Recurring fever or profuse night sweats Profound, unexplained fatigue Swollen lymph glands in armpits, groin,

neck

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Symptoms of HIV Diarrhea lasting for more than _________ White spots or unusual blemishes on

tongue, in the mouth or throat Pneumonia

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Continued… Red, brown, pink or purplish blotches on

or under the skin, in the mouth, nose or eyelids

Memory loss, depression & other neurological disorders

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HOWEVER… All of these symptoms can be related to

_______________ as well!!!

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Testing for HIV/AIDS Testing positive for HIV does NOT mean

you have AIDS BUT if left _____________ can become AIDS

Blood tests: Count CD4 cellswhite blood cells which attack

infections If infected your CD4 cell count drops below 200

cells/mm^3

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Treatments and Medications No vaccines or medicines will __________

the spread of HIV Most medicines slow the progression of

HIV in an infected person Medicine also used to prevent transmission

from mother to baby during and after pregnancy

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Medicines Used Zidovudine (Retrovir) Nevirapine (Viramune) Tenofovir What exactly do these medicines do? What are the possible side effects?

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Preventing & Dealing with AIDS…Counseling Options

Risk-Reduction Counseling: Targets at-risk individuals

Most counseling is aimed at PREVENTING the HIV contraction

Therapy is also available to HIV infected individuals and their families

Why is HIV/AIDS Continuing to Spread?

Failure to change risky behaviors Myths about HIV Poor _____________ conditions Naivete

AIDS Across The Globe http://www.unaids.org/wad2004/report_pdf.

html

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Interesting Statistics At the end of 2003, an estimated 1,039,000

to 1,185,000 people in the US were living with HIV/AIDS, 24-27% undiagnosed and unaware of their HIV infection

The cumulative estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS through 2003 in the US is 929,985

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Deaths Due to AIDS The cumulative estimated number of

deaths of persons with AIDS through 2003 is 524,060 including: 518,568 adults and adolescents 5,492 children under age 13

What Can Be Done? Websites to browse through:

http://www.projecthope.org http://www.worldvision.org

Questions, Comments, Concerns???