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HIV and AIDS

HIV and AIDS. Chera Pierce, Mandi Zaryski and Lindsay Gentemann. What is HIV?. H uman I mmunodeficiency V irus Causes AIDS Overtime Damages the immune system. What is AIDS?. A cquired I mmuno d eficiency S yndrome When immune system is weak:

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HIV and AIDS

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  1. HIV and AIDS Chera Pierce, Mandi Zaryski and Lindsay Gentemann

  2. What is HIV? • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Causes AIDS • OvertimeDamages the immune system www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  3. What is AIDS? • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome • When immune system is weak: • _______________ and infections enter the body • This stage of HIV is called AIDS www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  4. How is HIV/AIDS Transmitted? • Vaginal, anal, oral sex • ___________ sharing • Mother to fetus or newborn • Blood-to-blood contact www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  5. HIV/AIDS is NOT spread by: • Shaking hands, touching or hugging • Breathing, coughing or ______________ • Using toilets, telephones, etc. www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  6. Continued… • Sharing food, drinks, etc • Insect bites including _______________ • Tears or sweat www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  7. Symptoms of HIV • Rapid _______________ • Dry cough • Recurring fever or profuse night sweats • Profound, unexplained fatigue • Swollen lymph glands in armpits, groin, neck www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  8. Symptoms of HIV • Diarrhea lasting for more than _________ • White spots or unusual blemishes on tongue, in the mouth or throat • Pneumonia www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  9. Continued… • Red, brown, pink or purplish blotches on or under the skin, in the mouth, nose or eyelids • Memory loss, depression & other neurological disorders www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  10. HOWEVER… • All of these symptoms can be related to _______________ as well!!! www.cdc.gov/hiv/

  11. Testing for HIV/AIDS • Testing positive for HIV does NOT mean you have AIDS BUT if left _____________ can become AIDS • Blood tests: • Count CD4 cellswhite blood cells which attack infections • If infected your CD4 cell count drops below 200 cells/mm^3 Information from http://aidsinfo.nih.gov

  12. 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 Information from aidsinfo.nih.gov

  13. Medicines Used • Zidovudine (Retrovir) • Nevirapine (Viramune) • Tenofovir • What exactly do these medicines do? • What are the possible side effects? Information from http://aidsinfo.nih.gov

  14. 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 Information from http://aidsinfo.nih.gov

  15. Why is HIV/AIDS Continuing to Spread? • Failure to change risky behaviors • Myths about HIV • Poor _____________ conditions • Naivete

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

  17. 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 www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats.htm

  18. 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 Deaths Due to AIDS www.cdc.gov.hiv/stats.htm

  19. What Can Be Done? • Websites to browse through: • http://www.projecthope.org • http://www.worldvision.org

  20. Questions, Comments, Concerns???

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