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A disease caused by the HIV virus

Aids. A disease caused by the HIV virus. Over 50% of all sexually transmitted diseases are caught by young people between the ages of 15 and 25. Aids comes from the Latin word “lentus” meaning. slow. Due to the long time span From the initial viral infection and the symptoms of the disease.

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A disease caused by the HIV virus

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  1. Aids A disease caused by the HIV virus

  2. Over 50% of all sexually transmitted diseases are caught by young people between the ages of 15 and 25

  3. Aids comes from the Latin word “lentus” meaning slow • Due to the long time span • From the initial viral infection and the symptoms of the disease

  4. A- Acquired (virus is passed one to another) I - Immunodeficiency (attacks immune system) D – Deficiency (making it difficult to fight off diseases) S- Syndrome (conditions that characterize the disease)

  5. People… • Can be infected with the virus & not know it for up to 5 years or longer • They are capable of transmit Aids to unsuspecting people • May not develop Aids

  6. Virus is found in… • Blood • Semen & Vaginal Secretions • Body Fluids – Tears & Saliva

  7. Not transmitted by… • Casual contact – i.e. shaking hands or hugging • From insect bites • Or from sitting on toilet seats

  8. Major Transmission Routes • Sexual Contact • Sharing needles & syringes • Passed from infected mother to baby

  9. Before 1985 • Donated blood was not tested and some people became infected – i.e. from blood transfusions after surgery or Hemophiliacs

  10. High risk behavior • Intravenous drug use • Unprotected intercourse • Having intercourse with someone who has had several partners

  11. Symptoms of Aids: • Rapid weight loss • Shortness of breath • Dry cough • Recurring fever • Night sweats

  12. Swollen glands (neck, underarm or groin) • Fatigue • Diarrhea that persists for more than two weeks

  13. Common Diseases for Aids Victims: • Kaposis-sarcoma (purple lesions/skin cancer) • Pneumocystis-carinii (a type of pneumonia)

  14. Testing: • Elisa Test - looks for the antibodies that the body produces to fight off the aids virus • If found – the Western Blot or IFA tests are administered

  15. Who Should be Tested? • Anyone who’s had a STD • Persons who share a needle or syringe or had sex with a prostitute • If you have had sex with anyone who has done any of the above • If you have been diagnosed withtuberculosis

  16. Asymptomatic: • Means that people infected do not exhibit any aids symptoms • They can infect others

  17. The Virus: • Many different strains of aids because the structure is rapidly changing

  18. Aids rarely kills. . . • Rather, it makes it hard to fight off other diseases that kill!

  19. It’s your decision. . . • Aids will infect millions of young people in your generation • Don’t be one of them!

  20. Abstinence- • Saying No! to sex and very intimate behavior is the only way to be absolutely sure that you do not get the disease

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