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HIV & AIDS

HIV & AIDS. It’s not WHO we are, it’s WHAT we do. Why is this important? . AIDS related deaths world-wide last year: 2,500,000 People in the United States living with HIV/Aids: 1,200,000 People in Oklahoma City living with HIV/AIDS: 2,000+. Why is this important to YOU?.

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HIV & AIDS

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  1. HIV & AIDS It’s not WHO we are, it’s WHAT we do

  2. Why is this important? • AIDS related deaths world-wide last year: • 2,500,000 • People in the United States living with HIV/Aids: • 1,200,000 • People in Oklahoma City living with HIV/AIDS: • 2,000+

  3. Why is this important to YOU? • Half of all new HIV infections are occurring in people UNDER THE AGE OF 25

  4. So…what is HIV?

  5. Then what is AIDS?

  6. How do people get HIV? • Does one get it from….. HIV is NOT spread through casual contact!

  7. Most common ways HIV is spread • Sexual Activity • 84%-88% of new infections • Sharing Needles • 12%-16% of new infections • Mother to Child • Less than 1% of new infections • Blood Transfusion • Less than 1% of new infections

  8. But HOW? • HIV can live in 4 body fluids • Blood • Semen • Vaginal Fluid • Breast milk

  9. Add a point of entry

  10. Transmission of HIV

  11. Scenarios of • Unprotected Sex • Oral • Anal • Vaginal • Sharing of Needles • Drugs • Tattoos • Piercings • Mother to Baby • Pregnancy • Childbirth • Breast milk

  12. How can you tell? • YOU CAN’T! • Getting tested is the only way to know

  13. If there is medicine, so what? • EXPENSIVE • $10,000-$70,000 a year • Side effects • Constant diarrhea, nausea, migraine • Heart Disease • Many, many, many, many more! • Drug resistance • They don’t know! • 10 years before any signs/symptoms

  14. Absolute, 100%, foolproof way… ABSTAIN

  15. Next best choice… • Condoms • Are not 100% effective, but will GREATLY reduce risk if used correctly and consistently! THE WHOLE TIME, EVERYTIME!

  16. Other things to consider… • Drugs • Alcohol

  17. Where to get tested • County Health Department (free) • Planned Parenthood • RAIN Oklahoma (free) • Guiding Right

  18. To learn more • 211 • www.cdc.gov • www.aids.gov • www.plannedparenthood.org • www.sexetc.org • www.think.mtv.com • www.okc.redcross.org

  19. We now know • The definitions of HIV & AIDS • How HIV is transmitted • How to protect ourselves It’s not WHO we are, but WHAT we do that puts us at risk!

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