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Health Notes HIV and AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)- A virus that attacks the ____________ system Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)- A disease in which the immune system of a person is _____________ o Fatal disorder that interferes with your natural ability to fight ____________ the advances state of HIV HIV and the Human body ________________- specialized white blood cells made in bone marrow that provide the body with immunity o Your body contains ____________ of lymphocytes Antibodies- proteins that help destroy ____________ in the body o Produced by T-cells and B-cells (lymphocytes) When HIV enters the blood, it invades certain cells of the immune system, including _____________, which help other lymphocytes ____________ and destroy pathogens o The virus takes over the cells and cause them to produce new __________ of themselves o The newly produced virus breaks out of the cells, _____________ them, infects other cells, and the process repeats itself *As the number of viruses increases the number of T cells ___________, the immune system is less capable of preventing infections and cancer* ________________ Infections o Infections that occur in individuals who do not have healthy immune systems are unhealthy o These infections are ______________ to treat o The infected individual ____________ one infection after another *Being infected with HIV does not mean that an individual has __________* How HIV is transmitted HIV organism lives inside cells and body fluids o _________ o Semen o ________ ______________ o Breast milk It does not survive well in the _____ or on surfaces (ex: toilets, telephones) Most common ways HIV is transmitted o Sexual Intercourse Can be transmitted during any form of sexual intercourse Secretions containing HIV can enter a partner’s blood through tiny cuts in the body Having an STD that causes _______ increases the risk of HIV o Sharing Needles People who inject drugs and share ________ are at high risk for contracting and spreading HIV Anyone who uses the same needle as someone _________ can inject HIV directly into his or her _________ o Mother to baby ____________ female who is infected with HIV can pass the virus to her baby Can be transmitted through the umbilical cord, birth or through ________ _________