1. HIV/AIDS Training YWAM Belo Horizonte HIV/AIDS School

2. North America 1.2 million [650 000 – 1.8 million] Caribbean 300 000 [200 000 – 510 000] Latin America 1.8 million [1.4 – 2.4 million] Brazil Approximately 800 000 Total: 40.3 (36.7 – 45.3) million North Africa & Middle East 510 000 [230 000 – 1.4 million] Sub-Saharan Africa 25.8 million [23.8 – 28.9 million] Western & Central Europe 720 000 [570 000 – 890 000] Eastern Europe & Central Asia 1.6 million [990 000 – 2.3 million] South & South-East Asia 7.4 million [4.5 – 11.0 million] Oceania 74 000 [45 000 – 120 000] East Asia 870 000 [440 000 – 1.4 million] Adults and children estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS as of end 2005

3. Global summary of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, December 2005 Data base: www.unaids.org The ranges around the estimates in this table define the boundaries within which the actual numbers lie, based on the best available information. Number of people living with HIV/AIDS Total43.3 million (36.7 – 45.3 million) Adults38.0 million (34.5 – 42.6 million) Children under 15 years2.3 million (2.1 – 2.8 million) People newly infected with HIV in 2003 Total4.9 million (4.3 – 5.6 million) Adults4.2 million (3.6 – 5.8 million) Children under 15 years700 000 (630 000 – 820 000) AIDS deaths in 2005Total3.1 million (2.8 – 3.6 million) Adults2.6 million (2.3 – 2.9 million) Children under 15 years570 000 (510 000 – 670 000)

4. The AIDS Iceberg

5. Every 10 seconds two new HIV infections Every 10 sec. a death because of AIDS 15 million orphans by AIDS Over 40 million people with HIV/AIDS

6. For children AIDS is not only a sickness......but it’s also the cause of being an orphan.

7. The waves of the AIDS epidemic HIVAIDS Deaths

8. AIDS is a sickness caused by HIV, which is a virus. The HIV attacks the immune system. With a low immune system a person is more vulnerable to get any infection (AIDS). HIV

9. AIDS A cquired I mmune D eficiency S yndrome

10. HIV I mmunodeficiency H uman V irus

11. Forms of Transmission Sexual Relationships: HeteroBi/Homosexual Mother to Child: PregnancyBirth Breast Feeding 80% 5% 15% Blood: Transfusion Infected material Global Percentage

12. Body fluids that can transmit HIV Blood Semen Vaginal fluid Breast milk

13. AIDS Evolution Non infected person Asymptomatic carrier AIDS Initial manifestations HIV infection

14. Initial Manifestations Losing weight Weakness Sweating Swollen lymph nodes Diarrhoea Fever Headache

15. Opportunistic Infections Tuberculosis Pneumonia (by pneumocystis Carinii) Toxoplasmosis Karposi’s Sarcoma Candidiasis Herpes Cryptococus Cytomegalovirus AIDS

16. Immunity (CD4) Evolution of the Infection HIV negative Window Period False Negative 3 months HIV positive Asymptomatic PhaseInitial Manifestations AIDS Time The amount of virus (Viral Load) Opportunistic Infections Infection by HIV

17. The HIV enters and kills the T4 cells in our body. The T4 cells wake up our immune system. Our immune system has to fight agaisnt infections. Without the alarm clock (T4) our soldiers (immune system) remain sleeping. The T4 cells are like an alarm clock. T4 Cells Alarm clock HIV Immune System Soldier

18. CD4 The HIV uses the T4 cells to multiply itself. HIV

19. Function of antiretroviral medicines:

20. Hygiene Before and after taking care : Wash your hands Contact with body fluids : Use gloves Open wounds : Band-aid

21. The ABC of Prevention

22. Circle of AIDS AIDS Orphans Poverty Vulnerability Child Prostitution Street Children

23. “...whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for Me”.

24. Contacts HIV/AIDS School – YWAM BH/Centro Caixa Postal 438 CEP 30.123-970 Belo Horizonte – MG Brazil Fone: (031) 3463 8116 E-mail: bhcentro@jocum.org.br bhcentro@jocum.org.br Website: www.bhcentro.jocum.org.br www.bhcentro.jocum.org.br This material was produced by: Carla van der Kooij José Wilson Gaudêncio Ramos