1. MR. GARDNER SEXUALITY HEALTH
HIV/AIDS
MR. GARDNER
SEXUALITY
HEALTH

2. HIV
Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus
Cause of AIDS

3. AIDS Acquired – not genetic Immune – body’s defense
Deficiency – doesn’t work well
Syndrome – worse with time
75% of AIDS cases in the world heterosexual
75% of AIDS cases in the USA are homosexual men

4. HIV/AIDS
Teens have the fastest infection rate
Women also increasing

5. HIV/AIDS High risk activities Sharing drug/tattoo needles
Unprotected sexual activities involving the exchange of bodily fluids
Unscreened blood transfusions

6. HIV/AIDS High risk activities Cont. Multiple sexual partners
Prostitution – Male/Female
Mother to child during pregnancy or breast feeding

7. HIV/AIDS No risk activities – casual every day contact
Kissing – 5 gallons of saliva
Sneezing
Toilet seat

8. HIV/AIDS No risk activities Cont.
Eating utensils (forks, spoons, knifes)
Animal bites
Touching/hugging

9. AIDS AIDS is not a killer It weakens immune system
Leads to fatal events
Rare form of skin cancer
Pneumonia
Flu
Dehydration
Heart attack, stroke organ failure

10. AIDS Everyone who died from AIDS had HIV
Not everyone who has HIV has AIDS
Magic Johnson
ARC = fever, weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, skin rashes, diarrhea, fatigue
ARC = an AIDS related complex = bridge from HIV to AIDS

11. AIDS An estimated 3 million have died from AIDS in the US
An estimated 1.2 million Americans currently have HIV
Aids was first recognized in the US in 1981
Approximately 95% of persons with HIV/AIDS were living in developing countries

12. Treatment AZT Protease cocktails (mix of drugs)
NO VIRUS HAS EVER BEEN CURED