HIV

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• HIV
• AIDS

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What is HIV?

• Human
• Only affects humans
• Immunodeficiency
• Disrupts immune system
• Virus
• Needs human cells to survive

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What is AIDS?

• Acquired
• Didnt have it to begin with
• Immune
• Immune system is affected
• Deficiency
• Immune failure causes symptoms
• Syndrome
• Defined by certain disease

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Fluids that can transmit HIVThese are listed
from MOST infectious fluid to LEAST infectious
fluid

• Blood
• Semen
• Vaginal fluids
• Breast Milk

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Methods of Transmission

• BLOOD (virus must be present in the blood)
• Needle sharing-IV drug use
• Piercing (home, self)
• Tattoo (home self)
• Transfusions pre testing before 1985

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Methods of Transmission

• Sexual oral, vaginal and anal

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Methods of Transmission

• MOTHER TO CHILD
• In utero (uterus)
• During birth
• Breast milk

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You CAN NOT get HIV from

• Saliva
• Sweat
• Feces
• Mosquitoes
• Hugging
• Shaking hands

• Tears
• Urine
• Vomit
• Swimming pools
• Kissing
• Coughing
• Toilet seats

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http//www.youtube.com/watch?v3acRzu9KnUAExtrem
e Home Makeoverstart at 105 and watch to 545
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How Do You Know if You Have HIV?
99 accurate after 3 months
GET TESTED!
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HIV ANTIBODY TEST
HIV
The Antibody Test measures this, the antibodies,
NOT THE VIRUS
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Stages of HIV infection

• Stage 1 Acute stage
• When first exposed to HIV
• Lasts for approx 2 weeks to 6 months
• Flu like symptoms mild to severe
• Can NOT get a positive test yet

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• Stage 2 Asymptomatic infection
• Dormancy stage
• No outward signs/symptoms
• Can last 7-8 years or more
• Person is infected and contagious

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• Stage 3 Symptomatic HIV (has symptoms)
• Common symptoms
• Swollen lymph nodes
• Night sweats
• Loss of appetite
• Dry cough
• Fever, oral infections

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• Stage 4 Symptomatic AIDS
• When it is actually referred to as Full Blown
• AIDS
• Immune system is so weak it can no longer fight
  off diseases
• white blood cell count is below a minimum level
• Rapid loss of body weight
• Possibly severe diarrhea
• Susceptible to rare diseases such as kaposis
  sarcoma and pneumocystis pneumonias

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How to Eliminate the risk

• ABSTAIN from any kind of sexual contact
• ABSTAIN from drug use
• Marriage to an uninfected person and practice
  lifelong monogamy

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How to REDUCE the risk

• Avoid multiple partners
• Clean needles with bleach and water
• Avoid alcohol and drugs
• Dont share needles (tattoo, piercing,
  acupuncture)
• Use latex gloves and universal precautions

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A Personal Story

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vBWDlwC7Uec4
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?ve6ZAJ4CkoWo