Women’s Comebacks to bad pickup lines… Man: Haven’t I seen you someplace before? Woman: That’s why I don’t go there anymore.

Go around & shake hands with five different classmates. Record their names on your sheet. Once finished, sit down.

+ = HIV positive Stand Please Read your five signatures & those people please stand.

C= Condom Use If standing, you may sit.

A = Abstinence If standing, you may sit.

M = Monogamous If standing, you may sit.

Stop AIDS Keep The Promise.

AIDS at Home. Minnesota (reported as of 12/31/09 by MDH): 9,163 HIV/AIDS cases reported 3,056 deaths among HIV/AIDS cases 6,552 reported living with HIV/AIDS 370 HIV cases reported in 2009 (1 case/ 24 hrs.)

What is AIDS? A disease in which the immune system of the patient is weakened. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Caused by HIV – a virus that attacks the immune system.

HIV & the Human Body Lymphocytes = WBC’s that help your body fight pathogens. Your body contains billions of them which are found in multiples locations in your body. When HIV enters the blood, it invades certain cells of the immune system which help identify and destroy pathogens. The virus takes over the cell & reproduces. As the # of viruses increases, the immune system because less capable of preventing infections & cancer. Body is susceptible to infections & opportunistic infections (infections that occur in individuals who have weak immune systems.)

Progressive HIV HIV destroys cells of the immune system over many months & years. Being infected with HIV does not mean necessarily that a person has AIDS. AIDS is the advanced stage of the HIV infection.

Can HIV be transmitted through… Food? Toilets? Telephones? Kissing? Sitting next to someone? Touching? Being in the same room? Through the air?

HIV TRANSMISSION Transmission Blood Semen Vaginal secretions Breast milk

Experiment Time. I need 4 Volunteers.

Brainstorm How does this experiment relate to the transmission of HIV/AIDS?