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HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Vianca Rivera
HPA 310
Final Project
Does HIV mean Someone has AIDS?
• The terms “HIV” and “AIDS” can be confusing
because both terms refer to the same disease.
- HIV refers to the virus itself.
- AIDs refers to the final stage of HIV infection.
What HIV/AIDS Stands For ?
• HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.
-If its untreated it can lead to AIDS
• AIDS stands for acquire immunodeficiency
syndrome.
- NOT everyone with HIV advances to this
stage.
How HIV or AIDS are Transmitted ?
• You can get HIV through:
-Unprotected sex
- sharing drug injection needles
- childbirth (blood, amniotic fluid)
- breast feeding ( breast milk)
- occupational exposure
- blood transfusions / organ transplant
• It is not transmitted by air or water or casual contact.
• It does not live long outside the body
Where does HIV/AIDS come from ?
• Scientists identified a type of chimpanzee in West Africa as the
source of HIV infection in humans.
• They believe that the chimpanzee version of the immunodeficiency
virus (called simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV) most likely was
transmitted to humans and mutated into HIV when humans hunted
these chimpanzees for meat and came into contact with their
infected blood.
• Studies show that HIV may have jumped from apes to humans as
far back as the late 1800s.
• Over decades, the virus slowly spread across Africa and later into
other parts of the world.
• Its known that the virus has existed in the United States since at
least the mid- to late 1970s.
SYMPTOMS OF HIV
Early stage
• Within 2-4 weeks after HIV infection, many, but not all, people
experience flu-like symptoms, often described as the “worst flu
ever.”
• This is called acute retroviral syndrome (ARS) and it’s the body’s
natural response to the HIV infection.
Symptoms can include:
• Fever (this is the most common symptom)
• Swollen glands
• Sore throat
• Rash
• Fatigue
• Muscle and joint aches and pain
• Headache
* Symptoms can last anywhere from a few days to several weeks.
Cells affected
• HIV affects specific cells in the immune system
called : CD4 or T cells
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TREATMENTS
• It is NOT curable
• Antiretroviral Treatment will help individual
live a longer life and reduce transmitting the
virus to others.
FACTS ABOUT HIV IN THE US
GLOBAL STATISTICS
Resources
• http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/3
02724.php
• https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/