A disease caused by the HIV virus

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A disease caused by the HIV virus
Aids
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Over 50 of all sexually transmitted diseases are
caught by young people between the ages of 15 and
25
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Aids comes from the Latin word lentus meaning

slow

• Due to the long time span
• From the initial viral infection and the symptoms
  of the disease

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• A - Acquired (virus is passed one to another)
• I - Immunodeficiency (attacks immune system)
• D Deficiency (making it difficult to fight off
  diseases)
• S- Syndrome (conditions that characterize the
  disease)

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People

• Can be infected with the virus not know it for
  up to 5 years or longer
• They are capable of transmit Aids to
  unsuspecting people
• May not develop Aids

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Virus is found in

• Blood
• Semen Vaginal Secretions
• Body Fluids Tears Saliva

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Not transmitted by

• Casual contact i.e. shaking hands or hugging
• From insect bites
• Or from sitting on toilet seats

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Major Transmission Routes

• Sexual Contact
• Sharing needles syringes
• Passed from infected mother to baby

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Before 1985

• Donated blood was not tested and some people
  became infected i.e. from blood transfusions
  after surgery or Hemophiliacs

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High risk behavior

• Intravenous drug use
• Unprotected intercourse
• Having intercourse with someone who has had
  several partners

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Symptoms of Aids

1. Rapid weight loss
2. Shortness of breath
3. Dry cough
4. Recurring fever
5. Night sweats

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1. Swollen glands (neck,
   underarm or groin)
2. Fatigue
3. Diarrhea that persists for more than two weeks

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Common Diseases for Aids Victims

1. Kaposis-sarcoma (purple lesions/skin cancer)
2. Pneumocystis-carinii (a type of pneumonia)

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Testing

• Elisa Test - looks for the antibodies that the
  body produces to fight off the aids virus
• If found the Western Blot or IFA tests are
  administered

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Who Should be Tested?

• Anyone whos had a STD
• Persons who share a needle or syringe or had sex
  with a prostitute
• If you have had sex with anyone who has done any
  of the above
• If you have been diagnosed with tuberculosis

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Asymptomatic

• Means that people infected do not exhibit any
  aids symptoms
• They can infect others

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The Virus

• Many different strains of aids because the
  structure is rapidly changing

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Aids rarely kills. . .

• Rather, it makes it hard to fight off other
  diseases that kill!

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Its your decision. . .

• Aids will infect millions of young people in your
  generation
• Dont be one of them!

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Abstinence-

• Saying No! to sex and very intimate behavior is
  the only way to be absolutely sure that you do
  not get the disease