1. Get Real
About HIV and AIDS

2. Tell Me What You Know About HIV/AIDS

3. Tell Me What You Want to Know About HIV/AIDS

4. History of HIV/AIDS First identified in the US in 1981
After people were getting sick with a rare type of cancer.
First know case in the world was in 1959 in Africa.
Scientist have identified a type of chimpanzee in West Africa as the source of HIV.

5. What is HIV? H: I: V: Human Only humans can get it. Immunodeficiency
Lower immunity, easier to get sick V:
Virus
DNA or RNA strands that invade host cells.

6. What is AIDS? A: I: D: S: Acquired Acquired from HIV Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
Condition your body is in from HIV

7. So What’s the Difference?
HIV causes AIDS
AIDS means a low white blood cell count
Normal = about per drop of blood
HIV infected person = may have less than 600
Person with AIDS = Less than 200

8. Blood Cells Affected by HIV
White blood cell
On patrol in the body looking for germs/viruses, and other things that don’t belong. (Cops)
Helper T-cell
Identifies things that don’t belong. (Judge)
Killer T-cell
Gets rid of the things that don’t belong in our body. (Executioner)

9. Ways you CAN get HIV/AIDS
Blood Contact
From Needles
(prevention…)
Tattoo instruments

10. Ways you Can get HIV/AIDS
Sexual Contact
(prevention…)
Abstinence
Fidelity
A mutually faithful relationship with only one continuing sexual partner who is not HIV infected.

11. Ways you CAN NOT get HIV/AIDS?
Mosquitoes
Toilet Seats
Hugs/Kisses

12. Ways you CAN NOT get HIV/AIDS?
Swimming Pools
Sharing glasses/food
Pets

13. Do people with HIV get sick right away?
Absolutely not!
People can live up to 10 years with no symptoms…
AIDS usually diagnosed 2-5 years after symptoms occur
Person becomes
infected with HIV
Symptoms
Of Illness
2-10 Years Incubation Period
2-5 Years AIDS

14. How many people have HIV?
Every year about 55,000 people are diagnosed with HIV
An estimated 1.1 million people in the US are living with HIV
About 220,000 of these don’t know they have HIV
Information Source: Centers for the Disease Control and Prevention

15. Do people die from HIV/AIDS?
People don’t actually die from HIV or AIDS.
Opportunistic infections TB
Pneumonia
Cancer

16. Video Corrections
If a mother is pregnant and has HIV the baby will get it too!
Most of the time the baby will not get HIV.
Gay people get it
Everyone can get it
They now have a couple of different tests for HIV and have been using them for a long time.

17. Questions?

18. Risky or Not Risky Abstinence until marriage Not Risky
Sex before Marriage
RISKY
Using alcohol and drugs

19. Risky or Not Risky No alcohol or drugs Not Risky
Sharing needles to inject drugs
RISKY
Sharing tattoo needles

20. Risky or Not Risky Hugging someone with HIV Not Risky
Using the same bathroom as someone with HIV
Shaking hands with someone you don’t know

21. Risky or Not Risky Not getting enough sleep Not Risky Not eating well
Sharing a drinking glass with someone who is HIV positive

22. Risky or Not Risky Being bitten by a mosquito Not Risky
Sitting next to someone who is HIV positive
Picking up a needle off the playground
RISKY

23. Risky or Not Risky Eating with someone who is HIV positive Not Risky
Letting your dog lick your face
Swimming in the same pool as someone who is HIV positive

24. Risky or Not Risky Thinking that HIV only affects other people RISKY
Donating Blood
Not Risky
Receiving Blood at the hospital