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HIVAND
AIDSPresentation by Sherilyn Onslow
WHAT IS HIV & AIDS?
HIV is the:Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus
AIDS is:Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
WHAT IS HIV?•HIV is a virus
•HIV disease infects and kills
white blood cells or "T cells"
•HIV leaves the body unable to
fight off infections
•AIDS is advanced HIV disease.
WHAT IS
AIDS?
•HIV is the virus
that causes AIDS
•A person with AIDS has an immune system so weakened by HIV that the person usually
becomes sick from one of several opportunistic infections
or cancers.
Modes of HIV/AIDS Transmission
•By Sharing Needles
•Unprotected Sex
•Through Infected Birth
•Blood Transfusions
It IS NOT spread by:
•Air or water
•Saliva,
tears, or
sweat
•Insects
•Closed-mouth or “social” kissing
Country People living with HIV/AIDS
Adult (15-49) rate %
Women with HIV/AIDS
Children with HIV/AIDS
AIDS deaths Orphans
South Africa 5,700,000 18.1 3,200,000 280,000 350,000 1,400,000
Zambia 1,100,000 15.2 560,000 95,000 56,000 600,000
Botswana 300,000 23.9 170,000 15,000 11,000 95,000
Malawi 930,000 11.9 490,000 91,000 68,000 560,000
Swaziland 190,000 26.1 100,000 15,000 10,000 56,000
Zimbabwe 1,300,000 15.3 680,000 120,000 140,000 1,000,000
Lesotho 270,000 23.2 150,000 12,000 18,000 110,000
Total sub-Saharan Africa
22,000,000 5 12,000,000 1,800,000 1,500,000 11,600,000
The AIDS Epidemic
AIDS Symptoms•Extreme fatigue•Rapid weight loss•Persistent diarrhea•High fever•Swollen glands into the neck, Armpits,Groin
Stage 1 - Primary
• Short, flu-like illness - occurs one to six weeks after infection
• No other symptoms at all
• Infected person can infect other people
Stage 2 - Asymptomatic
• Lasts for an average of ten years
• This stage is free from symptoms
• There may be swollen glands
• The level of HIV in the blood drops to very low levels
• HIV antibodies are detectable in the blood
Stage 3 - Symptomatic
• The symptoms are mild• The immune system deteriorates • emergence of opportunistic infections and
cancers. –An infection that is caused by a germ that usually doesn’t cause a disease.Tuberculosis, Flu, Herpes etc.
Stage 4 - HIV AIDS
• The immune system weakens
• The illnesses become more severe leading to an AIDS diagnosis
Treatment and Prevention
There is no cure for AIDS,
but medications are effective in
fighting HIV
PREVENTION
•AbstinenceRefraining from having
sexual intercourse
•Monogamous Relationship:
Having only one sexual partner
•Protected Sex:Using a condom
During Sexual Intercourse
•Sterile needles:Make sure when needles
areused on you that they are clean
and sterile
LIFE
AIDS?
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CREDIT(ADAPTED FROM…)
•HIV AND AIDS by Luciia28•AIDS by abhishekshah•HIV and aids by heather1heather1•Hiv Prevention101 by TheTruth01•Hiv by fozzie