1. HOW IS HIV SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON?

2. HIV is usually spread through…
SEXUAL CONTACT
4 bodily fluids can transmit the virus
Semen – All sexual contact (vaginal, oral, anal)
Blood – Tainted transfusions / shared I.V. Needles
Vaginal fluids – (penal or oral contact)
Breast milk – Breast feeding young children

3. May be between 1 day to 3 months
Stage 1 – Window Period
Period of time between person becoming infected and the time they test positive
May be between 1 day to 3 months
MOST DANGEROUS STAGE

4. Stage 2 - Asymptomatic
Period of time when person (has had or would have) a positive test but is showing no symptoms
This is also very dangerous
Since there are no symptoms, the person may still be practicing risky behavior

5. Stage 3 – Symptomatic stage
Person begins showing physical signs and symptoms of the disease
Opportunistic infections begin to set in

6. (Unclear symptoms, could be anything)
Symptoms of Early HIV…..
Flu like symptoms
Reoccurring Fever
Headache
General Fatigue
(Unclear symptoms, could be anything)

7. Stage 4 – AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Helper T – Cell count has now dropped under 200 per cubic millimeter of blood
A healthy adult has approximately 1,000 helper t - cells per cubic millimeter of blood