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HIV/AIDS 101

HIVAIDS

What is HumanImmunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?

Human Only passed fro human to

human

ImmunodeficiencyAttacks the

Immune system and weakens the bodys

defenses aganst

dsease or nfecton

Virus an organsm whch reproduces

tself by takng o!er the machnery of the

human cell"

Some of these people will deelo! AIDSas

a result of the HIV nfecton

#he VI$%S

&amly' Human $etro!rus (retro!rdae)

Subfamly'*ent!ruses

+ retro!ruses cause human dsease

, groups

-" Human # *ymphotrophc

Vruses (H#*V.- and H#*V.

II)/ whch are transformng

retro!ruses0

," Human Immunodefcency

!ruses'HIV - and HIV ,

cause cytopathc effects

Ac"uired# transmtted from person to person

(opportunstc nfecton)

Immune#affects the bodys Immune System/ part

of the body whch usually works to fght off

bactera and !ruses

Deficiency#makes the Immune System not work

properly and s low

Syndrome#e1perences a wde range of dfferent

dseases and oportunstc nfectons (collecton of

sgns and symptoms)

How does HIV cause AIDS?

HIV destroys a certan knd of blood cells

(2D+3 # cells)/ whch s crucal to the normal

functon of the human mmune system" 4ost

people nfected wth HIV carry the !rus for years

before enough damage s done to the mmune

system for AIDS to de!elop" $educng the

amount of !rus n the body wth ant.retro!ral

therapes can dramatcally slow the destructon of

a persons mmune system"

What is $D$ Definition of AIDS?

.all HIV.nfected people who ha!e fewer than

,55 2D+3 # cells per cubc mllmeter of blood"

%&lo'al ational *e+ional Data see

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-ehaiors that !ut .ili!inos at ris for HIV

6 7ounger age of frst se1

6 7ounger &lpnos try n8ectng drugs

6 4ore males engage n anal se1

6 %nprotected se1 wth 9- se1ual partner

6 4ost n8ectng drug users share needles

6 &ew !oluntarly get tested for HIV and know

ther HIV status : so many may be spreadng HIV

and not know t

ASA Strate+y

A.wareness and ad!ocacy

S.ur!ellance and strategc nformaton

A.ccess to basc and comprehens!e pre!enton

ser!ces/ testng and treatment

;.artnershp n polces/ programs and pro8ects

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1. BLOOD TRANSMISSION - 90-98 %

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4nors -? yo and below should be

accompaned by parentFguardanFsocal

worker

Window eriod

&rom the last rsky beha!or up to months

If a person s tested wthn ths perod" #he

result could re!eal a &A*SB =BA#IVB

$BS%*#"

#he person can already pass t to another

person"

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Abstnence

-e mutually fathful to unnfected partner

$orrect/ 2onsstent 2ondom %se)

DonGt share used needlesFsyrnges" DonGt use

drugs/ or drnk too much alcohol (t can mparyour 8udgment and lower nhbtons)

3ducaton / Barly detecton and #reatment of

S#Is

2reatment care and su!!ort

Bnrollment to the nearest treatment hub

$egular blood test to

determne 2D+ 2ount and Vral

*oad

#akng Ant.$etro!ral Drugs

to slow down the progresson of nfecton and

may prolong lfe

#reatment of opportunstc nfectons

Ad!ce on adoptng a post!e atttude and a

healthy lfestyle

Seek out a HIV support group

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