Download AIDS/HIV

Do this now:
1. pick up a handout
from the front table.
2. Think: What do you
know about AIDS?
3. No homework
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1.What is
AIDS?
AIDS stands for:
ACQUIRED
IMMUNE
DEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
What organism causes
AIDS?
A virus called the
Human ImmunoDeficiency Virus or
HIV
Where did HIV come
from?
• No one knows for sure. It may
have originated in a monkey in
Africa and spread to man
through contaminated blood.
AIDS has existed in the US since the
mid to late 70’s. From 1979-81 rare
types of pneumonia found in gay males
lead to an investigation. In 1983,
HIV was identified as the
infectious germ.
What does it mean
if I have AIDS?
•I have a low T-cell count
(less than 200)
•I have HIV in my blood
•I have one or more
opportunistic diseases
•Rare cancers
•Rare pneumonias
•Other viruses
Pneumocystis carinii
pneumonia
cytomegalovirus
Kaposi's sarcoma
Click on pics
for youtube
What are T-cells?
White blood cells that
help fight off infection.
What is a normal T-cell
count?
• 1500 / cubic ml of blood
How can we reduce our
risk for getting STDS?
Do this now:
1. Take out your Worksheet on the immune
system
2. Take out your note taking pages on AIDS
• What are we doing today?
1. Learning about testing,
treating and prevent STDS
and HIV.
2. AIDS Movie
4. Who can get a
HIV infection?
• Anyone who is involved
in high risk behaviors.
• Sexual parners
• Sharing blood/needles
• Mothers to babies
Can teens get HIV?
YES!
Symptoms of HIV
infections
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Tired
Fever/ Night sweats
Headache
Rapid weight loss
Memory loss
Coughing
Diarrhea lasting more
than a week
You can look great and
feel awesome, yet still
transmit the virus.
• It may be years
before a person
realizes that
they have been
infected.
• If sexually
active you
should get a
HIV test every
6 months.
How long can I live with
this disease?
Ways you don’t get
AIDS
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mosquitoes
handshakes
kissing
eating utensils
donated blood
toilet seats
Testing
•Blood test
•Urine Test
•Oral Test
•Home Test
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Click on Hyyps: for you tube
• https://www.youtube.com/wa
tch?v=SHlKoKM_Xfg
Testing? Where is it
done?
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Planned Parenthood
Hospitals
Dr. Office
Oneida Co. Health Dept.
College Health Centers
How often should a
person be tested?
• If a person is sexually active
or sharing blood products ,
they should be tested every 6
months.
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heart for
youtube
Treatment
• There are many drugs used to
treat HIV/AIDS. They works by
slowing down the rate at which
new viruses are produced.
• Advantage:
live longer
• Disadvantage:
expensive
taste bad
negative side effects
New Treatment
Option since
2012
• Pill combos are now
available. Not everyone
can take it due to negative
side effects.
Let’s review
• http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=I_o_wkr7N8A&list=PL87B
964CE4CF0A98C
• Click on the url above for a
youttube from the Center for
Disease Control.
How risky?
• Being in school with a person
who has HIV.
• Sexual contact with an HIV
infected person
• Sharing razors/toothbrushes
with an HIV infected person
• Open mouth kissing with HIV
infected person
• Sharing dirty needles
• Getting a tattoo
• Having multiple sex partners
Essential
Questions:
• How can people prevent HIV
from entering their body?
• What is the most effective way
to prevent HIV?
• What are the rules for correct
condom use?
• What are some common myths
about condom use.
Prevention
• The only way to prevent
HIV and STDS 100% of
the time is through:
• Abstinence