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HIV/AIDS. Spread primarily by sexual contact and from sharing IV needles Can be transmitted at the time a person becomes infected with other STDs Fatigue, night sweats, chills or fever lasting several weeks, headaches, cough (Sexual Health Center, 2008) . HIV Facts. BiologyHIV is a virusHIV
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1. HIV/AIDS & other sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs) LaToya Bryant
Aids Project Hartford (APH)
November 19, 2008
2. HIV/AIDS Spread primarily by sexual contact and from sharing IV needles
Can be transmitted at the time a person becomes infected with other STDs
Fatigue, night sweats, chills or fever lasting several weeks, headaches, cough (Sexual Health Center, 2008)
3. HIV Facts Biology HIV is a virus HIV vs. AIDS HIV infects T-cells Infected person begins to develop antibodies (Evans, 2008)