2. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS – Keeping Safe

3. So what’s going to be covered?

4. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS - Agenda Is AIDS still a killer? What is AIDS? How you can’t get it How do you get it? How can you prevent getting it? If you get it – what happens? Treating AIDS – Not curing it

5. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Is AIDS Still a Killer?

6. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC YES

7. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS Facts Worldwide –36,000,000 people have the AIDS virus –1,400,000 are children under age 15 –47% are women

8. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS Facts Worldwide –In 2000, 6,500 kids between 15 & 24 became infected everyday  That’s 1 every 5 minutes –By 2000, 21,000,000 people had died of AIDS  500,000 were younger than 15

9. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS in the USA

10. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS in the USA Who has AIDS and how did they get it in the USA? Check out this site –http://www.avert.org/statsu m.htmhttp://www.avert.org/statsu m.htm Not all are gay Many are straight Kids are getting infected everyday

11. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS In the USA In America –800,000 to 900,000 people are living with AIDS –Only around 400,000 know – lots of people don’t know they have it –In one year – 43,000 new cases of AIDS occurred in kids – just like you

12. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS in the USA AIDS ranks 7 th in killing kids between age 4-15 AIDS ranks 6 th in killing kids between age 15-24 –54% were females/ 46% males –66% were Blacks –28% were White

13. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC What is HIV/AIDS?

14. What is AIDS The AIDS virus is a body terrorist –It gets into the body –It sets up attack cells –It destroys the immune system –Eventually it kills the host YOU

15. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS – What is it? So how did the virus do it? –I–It moves into the t-cells –I–It uses the t-cell structure to build copies of itself See: http://www.pbs.org/wgb h/nova/aids/action.html

16. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC AIDS – What is it? After it invades - it begin to divide Some cells hide out – waiting to mutate This is how it attacks http://www.avert.org/phot os.htm#virus http://www.avert.org/phot os.htm#virus

17. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC What is AIDS It is a sneaky virus To get a sense of how hard it is to defend against the attacks of the virus - go to this site –http://www.pbs.org/wgbh /nova/aids/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh /nova/aids/ –Click on “Fighting Back”

18. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected

19. Getting Infected These are ways you cannot get infected from someone with HIV –Coughing or sneezing Sweating or crying –Hugging –Shaking or holding hands –Closed mouth kissing

20. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC So how can you get it?

21. Getting Infected You can get the virus by direct contact with: –Blood –Semen –Vaginal secretions You can get it if your mother has it when you were born

22. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected Using latex condoms protects more than just you It protects your baby, too

23. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected There are other ways to get exposed: –Having unprotected sex –Open mouth kissing –Sharing toothbrushes –Sharing needles injecting drugs

24. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected There are other ways to get exposed: –Oral sex –Tattoos or Piercings using a “dirty” needle (someone else’s blood on it)

25. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected And then there is reusing a condom

26. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected Everyone can get infected Everyone can give it to someone else

27. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Protecting Yourself & Others

28. Not Getting Infected Not exchanging blood, semen and vaginal fluids can keep you safe http://www.biorap.org /br4protect.html

29. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected Remember Don’t stick yourself with dirty needles

30. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected Go to a professional for piercings & tattoos

31. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected Never touch anyone else's blood Do not pick up needles you see on the street or anywhere else If you use needles: –Never reuse a needle –Never use someone else’s needle –Clean needles with bleach

32. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected Practice safe sex

33. Not Getting Infected So you think you know everything about sex Maybe you don’t know as much as you think you do Find out what you know and don’t know http://www.avert.org/youngflash.htm

34. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting AIDS Most people get it from unprotected sex

35. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected How can you practice safe sex? –Use a condom for all types of sex female no kidding! –There are male and female condoms – no kidding!  http://www.avert.org/u second.htm http://www.avert.org/u second.htm

36. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected Use condoms –Every time you have sex –Even if you think the person is safe –Even if someone insists he or she isn’t infected – no one can be sure –What if they’re wrong?

37. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting Infected REMEMBER

38. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting AIDS Sex & AIDS So you think you know everything about sex – try these quizzes –http://www.avert.org/hiv quiz.htmhttp://www.avert.org/hiv quiz.htm So how’d you do?

39. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Not Getting AIDS Sex & AIDS –How can you get condoms  http://www.doingitsafe. com/ http://www.doingitsafe. com/  Will link you to free condoms

40. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Think you are infected?

41. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected If you think you are infected… –W–Worrying –C–Crying –B–Being silent –A–Acting like nothing’s wrong Won’t help

42. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected Hiding out won’t help either It might kill you And someone else

43. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected Getting tested –Click here to find a testing site –http://www.hivtest.org/http://www.hivtest.org/  Enter New York  Find your city  Click on testing sites for all kinds of information

44. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected Getting tested –For example in Buffalo there is this link:  http://www.doingitsafe. com/ http://www.doingitsafe. com/  That will tell you all about free testing

45. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Getting Infected In New York: New York State HIV counseling hotline: (800) 872-2777 (M-F 2-8, S & S 10-6) New York State information hotline: (800) 541-2437 (information tapes 24 hrs; counselors Mon.-Fri. 8-8, Sat. & Sun. 10-6) New York State Spanish hotline: (800) 233-SIDA

46. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC HIV Positive AIDS

47. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Music “The Reason”~ Hoobastank “Heal the World”~ Michael Jackson “My Immortal” ~ Evanescence “Born in the USA”~ Bruce Springsteen “Sugar Plum Fairy”~ Tchaikovsky; performed by Ken Clinger “The Entertainer” ~ Joplin “Fur Elise” ~ Beethoven “Four Seasons” ~ Vivaldi

48. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC This research project was developed by Barbara Rittner, Associate Professor- Ph.D Program at SUNY Buffalo, School of Social Work

49. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Special Thanks Voice narrators: Georgia Buscaglia ~ Stella Niagara Education Park Patricia Buscaglia ~ CDHS Finance Unit Animation & Editing: Mai Nguyen

50. © 2004 CDHS, College Relations Group/Research Foundation of SUNY/BSC Produced by: Angelo Conorozzo ~ Director CDHS/BSC College Relations Group Meg Brin ~ Administrative Director Child Welfare, Center for Development of Human Services Scott Mandel ~ HIV/AIDS Director, Center for Development of Human Services Robert Spaner ~ Chief Administrative Officer

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