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HIV & AIDS

Learn about HIV, AIDS, and their implications. Discover transmission methods and ways to reduce the risk of HIV. Understand the window period for HIV testing.

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HIV & AIDS

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  1. HIV & AIDS

  2. Do Now What is one thing you have heard about HIV?

  3. What is HIV? • H • I • V uman mmunodeficiency irus

  4. What is AIDS? • A • I • D • S cquired mmune eficiency yndrome

  5. HIV vs. AIDS? • HIV is a preventable viral STI. • HIV is the virus that can cause AIDS if left untreated. • HIV can be transmitted from one person to another through specific activities. • AIDS cannot be transmitted and can be prevented.

  6. Implications of HIV & AIDS History and Impact of the Virus

  7. Which countries have the most people living with HIV?

  8. ENDING HIV IS POSSIBLE: PREVENT NEW INFECTIONS SUPPORT FOLKS LIVING WITH HIV BECAUSE TREATMENT = PREVENTION AND AN UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD = UNINFECTIOUS

  9. Understanding HIV status: Status Unknown = Never Tested or Not tested since last possible exposure to HIV HIV Negative = No HIV detected on last test HIV Negative and on PrEP = No HIV detected on last test HIV Positive = HIV detected during last HIV test HIV Positive and Undetectable = HIV detected on last HIV test and treatment used daily to prevent transmission to others

  10. How HIV Affects the Body

  11. VIRUS Images from AIDS.gov

  12. Transmission How HIV can get from one body into another

  13. FLUIDS OF TRANSMISSION: • BLOOD • SEMEN (CUM) • PRE-EJACULATE (PRE-CUM) • VAGINAL & RECTALFLUIDS • BREASTMILK

  14. HIV CAN ENTER THE BODY THROUGH: • LINING OF THE ANUS OR RECTUM • LINING OF THE VAGINA AND/OR CERVIX • OPENING TO THE PENIS • MOUTH THAT HAS SORES OR BLEEDING GUMS • CUTS OR SORES

  15. HIV can be spread through: Sexual Contact Childbirth & Breastfeeding Sharing Needles Occupational Accidents

  16. COMMON WAYS HIV IS TRANSMITTED: • HAING SEX (ANAL, VAGINAL, OR ORAL) WITH SOMEONE WHO IS HIV+ • SHARING NEEDLES OR INJECTION EQUIPTMENT WITH A USER WHO IS HIV+ • HIV+ FEMALES TO THEIR BABIES BEFORE OR DURING BIRTH, OR THROUGH BREASTFEEDING.

  17. THESE ACTIVITIES CARRY NO RISK OF HIV TRANSMISSION: • hugging • kissing • high fives • cuddling • masturbation • non-sexual massage • sharing water bottles or food • dry humping • loving someone with HIV • sharing a bathroom with someone who has HIV • insect bites • and many more…

  18. ACTIVITY HIV TRANSMISSION & BODY FLUIDS ACTIVITY

  19. How to Reduce the transmission Harm reduction strategies for HIV prevention

  20. Ways to Reduce the Risk of HIV • Use barrier methods • Know the status of sex partner(s) • Avoid sharing needles • PrEP • PEP

  21. Practice Universal Precautions

  22. Ways to Reduce the Risk of HIV

  23. the window period • It can take… • 2 weeks to 6 months • for a test to detect HIV after a person has been exposed to the virus.

  24. the window period • If a person had unprotected sex on January 1st, • (& may have been exposed to HIV) • when is the earliest an HIV test could detect HIV? • About 2 weeks later: January 15th • When would someone be sure that the HIV test accurately showed if they were exposed to HIV or not on January 1st? • About 6 months after exposure: July 1st • *Remember: if someone has other possible exposures between January 1st and July 1st, they will need to retest.

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