1. AIDS
5th Grade Presentation

2. Why teach about HIV/AIDS
The Pennsylvania Board of Education has mandated that schools offer instruction as part of the on- going health curriculum during their education.
As per state guidelines, any student may be excused from instruction about HIV if a written request is furnished by the student’s parent/guardian.
A letter with dates of instruction will be posted on the building webpage prior to the start of the classes. Dates will also be on the nurse’s calendar.

3. Class Content Introduction to terminology and the immune system
Phases of HIV infection and transmission of the virus
Sources for accurate information and statistics
Post test

4. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome What is AIDS?
Something you get that you didn’t always have
Immune
To be protected from injury or illness
Deficiency
Not enough
Syndrome
Disease, illness, or condition

5. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
A disease caused by a virus which the immune system is unable to fight

6. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus

7. Body’s Defense Systems
Skin
Respiratory System
Gastrointestinal system
Immune System – system affected by the HIV

8. WHAT IS AIDS? AIDS PREVENTION FOR  4th, 5th, and 6th GRADES Produced in 1995 by J. Gary Mitchell Film Company

9. Stages of the Chicken Pox Virus
Stages of Illness
Stages of the Chicken Pox Virus
Fever
Headache
Spots
Blisters
Scabbing

10. Phases of HIV
An infected person is able to transmit the virus during all phases of the illness and is thought to remain infected for life.

11. Primary HIV infection Period after infection
Before blood test becomes positive
May have self limiting brief illness
Once infected, may be infectious to others in a matter of days.
Virus rapidly reproduces

12. Chronic Asymptomatic
Remain symptom free for 6 months to average time of 11 years
Person looks and feels well
May have some immune abnormalities
HIV test becomes positive – presence of antibody

13. Chronic Symptomatic
Last for months or years before a diagnosis of AIDS
Variety of symptoms – prolonged fever, swollen glands, weight loss, fatigue
Immune system growing weaker
Develop secondary infections

14. AIDS – Advanced HIV disease
Immune system badly damaged
Can’t fight off other infections
T cells < 200
Opportunistic Infections take over

15. HIV transmission Blood Transmission
IV drug users that share needles
Other kinds of needle sharing activities such as tattooing, body piercing
Pregnant woman to her unborn child
Having sex with someone who is infected with HIV

16. How is the virus not transmitted?
Casual contact
Swimming pools, insect stings, drinking fountains
Fluids that do not transmit HIV - sweat, urine, saliva, tears
Universal precautions
Blood donation/ transfusion

17. Myth or Fact
People can get HIV infection by being in the same room with a person with AIDS.
There is a vaccine to prevent HIV Infection.
HIV infection is transmitted by sneezing and coughing.
A person can get HIV infection by donating blood.
The Human Immunodeficiency virus can be transmitted by having sex with an infected individual.

18. Myth or Fact
People can look and feel healthy and still transmit the HIV.
People who inject drugs and share the needles are high risk for acquiring the AIDS virus.
An infected mother can transmit HIV to her unborn child.
People can get the HIV from sharing a soda.
Men cannot transmit the AIDS virus
Handwashing is one of the worst ways of preventing any illness from being transmitted from one person to another.

19. People for Accurate AIDS information
Parents
Teachers
Doctors and Nurses
Grandparents
Friends

20. Agencies for Accurate HIV infection and AIDS information
The Center for Disease Control Pennsylvania Department of Health Allegheny County Health Department

21. Latest Statistics…..
People living with HIV/AIDS worldwide – 35 million
People living with HIV/AIDS in the US –
1.2 million
People newly infected with HIV worldwide – 2.7 million
AIDS deaths since first discovered – 39 million worldwide
AIDS deaths million

22. Get the Facts- In the U.S…..
Every 9 ½ minutes someone is infected with HIV
An estimated 50,000 become infected each year
About 1.2 million people are living with HIV
Of these 1.2 million, 16% or 1 in 6 do not know that they are infected
Despite new therapies, people with HIV still develop AIDS
More than 1.1 million people have been diagnosed with AIDS
About14,000 people die each year
Deaths among those with AIDS dropped from 48,371 in to 15,529 within 2010 because of improvements in treatments.

23. Get the Facts: Allegheny County
Cumulative cases AIDS ( )
Cumulative deaths from AIDS
Allegheny County population million
132 New cases of HIV in 2014
56 New cases of AIDS in 2014

24. Tidbits
Pennsylvania is ranked 10th in the number of AIDS cases reported
The top 3 states are California, New York and Florida
The lowest states are Vermont, South Dakota and Wyoming

25. What is happening with research?
Ongoing worldwide
Medical treatment helping HIV+ persons to stay alive longer
Drug Therapy – mixture of medications
Prevention is based on education

26. At the present time…. There is no known cure for HIV infection
There is no vaccine to protect against the HIV infection

27. For your protection….. Say “NO” to drugs
Always practice Healthy Habits
Abstain from sex
Keep informed as new information is available

28. AIDS Post Test
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a disease for which there is presently no known cure
The HIV attacks the immune system of the body that usually fights off disease
HIV infection can be transmitted by a cough or a handshake.
A mother with HIV infection can infect her unborn child.
Drug users that share needles can get the HIV infection.

29. AIDS Post Test
The HIV is transmitted through the blood of an infected person.
Some of the chronic symptoms of HIV disease are long term fatigue, fever, swollen glands, and weight loss.
Once a person becomes infected with the HIV virus, he or she may have no symptoms but is still infectious.
Most people have acquired the HIV from having sex with someone who is infected.
AIDS is a dangerous disease that only adult men can get.

30. Questions?