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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). AIDS. Leading cause of death in young people aged 24-44 Group of symptoms caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) HIV attacks lymphocytes (white blood cells/T-cells)

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Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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  1. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

  2. AIDS Leading cause of death in young people aged 24-44 Group of symptoms caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) HIV attacks lymphocytes (white blood cells/T-cells) Lymphocytes control cell growth, transport nutrients to cells, and produce antibodies that protect the body against infection

  3. What it does When T-cells sense presence of a disease, they send messages to other white cells to resist the infection HIV penetrates T-cells and forces them to make copies of the virus, then the cells gradually die Over a period of years, when enough lymphocytes are destroyed, symptoms of AIDS appear

  4. What happens Victims suffer an impaired immune system, poor cell growth and poor cell nutrition Aweakened immune system reduces the body’s ability to defend against diseases produced by common bacteria, viruses, parasites, and fungi Aperson suffers infection after infection, is susceptible to unusual cancers, and higher risk of tuberculosis.

  5. Symptoms HIV- flulike or no symptoms up to 12 years before immune system is suppressed enough to cause problems Weakened immune system= chronic fatigue, swollen lymphnodes, unexplained weight loss, fevers and night sweats Many people who have HIV do not know they have it

  6. How it’s Spread Transmitted in body fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal fluid, and breast milk Impossible to get from donating blood Spread through sexual contact or from infected mothers to their infants Cannot survive long outside the human body Small amounts of the virus are present in saliva and if there is an open wound in the mouth, it can be transferred. Kissing on the cheek has no risk No vaccine and no cure

  7. Rumors Poster What decisions could Amy and Patrick have made to prevent this problem from occurring? If you were Amy’s friend, what would you do? What symptoms will Amy have if she “got” HIV/AIDS? Does Mills have a gossiping problem? What role, if any, do you play in the spreading of rumors?

  8. Waiting Poster What emotions or feeling is each character experiencing? Where would you go or tell a friend to go to be checked for an STD? It may be tough to visit a doctor. What might stop a person from getting tested? What symptoms may this person be experiencing?

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