1. HIV/AIDS

2. Learning Targets: I can distinguish the difference between HIV and AIDS. I can summarize how HIV/AIDS are transmitted, prevented and treated.

3. Test Your Knowledge … True or False??? 1. AIDS is easy to catch. 2. Having unprotected sex is the only way to transmit HIV/AIDS. 3. Condoms are 100% effective in preventing HIV. 4. You cannot get HIV from an insect bite. 5. A woman who is HIV positive and is pregnant can pass on HIV during pregnancy, delivery, or through breast- feeding. 6. HIV can be transmitted through contact with a toilet seat. 7. People with HIV show signs of AIDS within the first few months of being diagnosed. 8. HIV is a blood-borne virus. 9. HIV and AIDS are preventable diseases. 10. At this time there is no known cure for HIV and AIDS.

4. What is HIV? Human Immunodeficiency Virus  HIV invades white blood cells and disables and kills specific cells of the immune system.  When enough cells have been killed the individual becomes vulnerable to infections and cancers that lead to AIDS  T-4 cell count below 200 … a healthy individual’s is normally 800-1200

5. What is AIDS? A cquired  Not inherited; contracted by person-to-person contact I mmune  Relates to the body’s defense system against viral and bacterial organisms D eficiency  A deficient status of the body’s immune system S yndrome  A combination of illnesses or symptoms which, when occurring together constitute a particular disease entity

6. Check Your Answers … 1. FALSE – AIDS is hard to catch 2. FALSE – also transmitted through sharing of needles/syringes, and through bodily fluids 3. FALSE – condoms reduce risk but are not 100% effective 4. TRUE – no cases have been discovered from insect bites 5. TRUE – females can pass on HIV to their children 6. FALSE – contact with toilet seats does not spread HIV 7. FALSE – signs of AIDS often don’t show up for years 8. TRUE – HIV is present in blood, semen, and vaginal fluids 9. TRUE – you can protect yourself from HIV and AIDS 10. TRUE – at this time there is no cure for HIV and AIDS

7. Symptoms of HIV Fatigue Weight loss Fever Diarrhea Swollen lymph nodes Forgetfulness Difficulty thinking Weakened immune system infections Drugs can delay the start of serious symptoms, but if untreated:  Weight loss  Malnutrition  Loss of mobility  Infections – pneumonia, tuberculosis, etc.  Cancer  Premature death

8. FACTS Approximately 1 in every 250 Americans is infected with HIV It is estimated that over 14 million people worldwide have AIDS It takes an average of 10 years before a person with HIV develops AIDS

9. In the United States … Total HIV cases through 2003: 850,000 – 950,000 Plus 180,000 – 280,000 who do not know they are infected! Total AIDS cases through 2003: 929,985 Cumulative deaths due to AIDS through 2003: 524,060

10. If you put yourself in a risky situation GET TESTED!! - Blood test - Different test than for other STDs

11. Risk Recognition Complete the risk recognition sheet. Which behaviors are risky? Which are not?  Note: This is specifically for HIV & STDs … NOT pregnancy!