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AIDS – Keeping Safe

AIDS – Keeping Safe. So what’s going to be covered?. AIDS - Agenda. Is AIDS still a killer? What is AIDS? How you can’t get it How do you get it? How can you prevent getting it? If you get it – what happens? Treating AIDS – Not curing it. Is AIDS Still a Killer?. YES. AIDS Facts.

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AIDS – Keeping Safe

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  1. AIDS – Keeping Safe

  2. So what’s going to be covered?

  3. AIDS - Agenda • Is AIDS still a killer? • What is AIDS? • How you can’t get it • How do you get it? • How can you prevent getting it? • If you get it – what happens? • Treating AIDS – Not curing it

  4. Is AIDS Still a Killer?

  5. YES

  6. AIDS Facts • Worldwide • 36,000,000 people have the AIDS virus • 1,400,000 are children under age 15 • 47% are women

  7. AIDS Facts • Worldwide • In 2000, 6,500 kids between 15 & 24 became infected everyday • That’s 1 every 5 minutes • By 2000, 21,000,000 people had died of AIDS • 500,000 were younger than 15

  8. AIDS in the USA

  9. AIDS in the USA • Who has AIDS and how did they get it in the USA? • Check out this site • http://www.avert.org/statsum.htm • Not all are gay • Many are straight • Kids are getting infected everyday

  10. AIDS In the USA • In America • 800,000 to 900,000 people are living AIDS • Only around 400,000know – lots of people don’t know they have it • In one year – 43,000 new cases of AIDS occurred in kids – just like you

  11. AIDS in the USA • AIDS ranks 7th in killing kids between age 4-15 • AIDS ranks 6th in killing kids between age 15-24 • 54% were females/ 46% males • 66% were Blacks • 28% were White

  12. What is AIDS?

  13. What is AIDS • The AIDS virus is a body terrorist • It gets into the body • It sets up attack cells • It destroys the immune system • Eventually it kills the host YOU

  14. AIDS – What is it? • So how did the virus do it? • It moves into the t-cells • It uses the t-cell structure to build copies of itself • See: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aids/action.html

  15. AIDS – What is it? • After it invades - it begin to divide • Some cells hide out – waiting to mutate • This is how it attacks http://www.avert.org/photos.htm#virus

  16. What is AIDS • It is a sneaky virus • To get a sense how hard is it to defend against the attacks of the virus - go to this site • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aids/ • Click on “Fighting Back”

  17. Getting Infected

  18. Getting Infected • These are ways you cannot get infected from someone with HIV • Coughing or sneezingSweating or crying • Hugging • Shaking or holding hands • Closed mouth kissing

  19. So how can you get it?

  20. Getting Infected • You can get the virus by direct contact with: • Blood • Semen • Vaginal secretions • You can get it if your mother has it when you were born

  21. Getting Infected • Using latex condoms protects more than just you • It protects your baby, too

  22. Getting Infected • There are other ways to get exposed: • Having unprotected sex • Open mouth kissing • Sharing toothbrushes • Sharing needles injecting drugs

  23. Getting Infected • There are other ways to get exposed: • Oral sex • Tattoos or Piercings using a “dirty” needles (someone else’s blood on it)

  24. Getting Infected • And then there is reusing a condom

  25. Getting Infected Everyone can get infected Everyone can give it to someone else

  26. Protecting Yourself & Others

  27. Not Getting Infected Not exchanging blood, semen and vaginal fluids can keep you safe http://www.biorap.org/br4protect.html

  28. Not Getting Infected Remember Don’t stick yourself with dirty needles

  29. Not Getting Infected Go to a professional for piercings & tattoos

  30. Not Getting Infected • Never touch anyone else's blood • Do not pick up needles you see on the street or anywhere else • If you use needles • Never reuse a needle • Never use someone else’s needle • Clean needles with bleach

  31. Not Getting Infected Practice safe sex

  32. Not Getting Infected • So you think you know everything about sex • Maybe you don’t know as much as you think you do

  33. Not Getting Infected • Find out what you know and don;’t know • http://www.avert.org/youngflash.htm

  34. Getting AIDS • Most people get it from unprotected sex

  35. Not Getting Infected • How can you practice safe sex? • Use a condom for all types of sex • There are male and femalecondoms – no kidding! • http://www.avert.org/usecond.htm

  36. Not Getting Infected • Use condoms • Every time you have sex • Even if you think the person is safe • Even if someone insists he or she isn’t infected – no one can sure • What if they’re wrong?

  37. Not Getting Infected Remember

  38. Not Getting AIDS • Sex & AIDS • So you think you know everything about sex – try these quizzes • http://www.avert.org/hivquiz.htm • So how’d you do?

  39. Not Getting AIDS • Sex & AIDS • How can you get condoms • http://www.doingitsafe.com/ • Will link you to free condoms

  40. Think you are infected?

  41. Getting Infected • If you think you are infected • Worrying • Crying • Being silent • Acting like nothing’s wrong • Won’t help

  42. Getting Infected • Hiding out won’t help either • It might kill you And someone else

  43. Getting Infected • Getting tested • Click here to find a testing site • http://www.hivtest.org/ • Enter New York • Find your city • Click on testing sites for all kinds of information

  44. Getting Infected • In New York: New York State HIV counseling hotline: (800) 872-2777 (M-F 2-8, S & S 10-6) • New York State information hotline: (800) 541-2437 (information tapes 24 hrs; counselors Mon.-Fri. 8-8, Sat. & Sun. 10-6) • New York State Spanish hotline: (800) 233-SIDA

  45. Getting Infected • Getting tested • For example in Buffalo there is this link • http://www.doingitsafe.com/ That will tell you all about free testing

  46. HIV Positive AIDS

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