1. HIV/AIDS MICHAEL FATA EDDIE RIVERA

2. DEFINITION Sexually transmitted AIDS is a life threatening disease caused by HIV Damages the immune system Hinders the body’s ability to fight disease

3. GENERAL FACTS HIV is the virus that causes AIDS AIDS is a more advanced version of HIV Spreads through blood, semen, and other bodily fluids The treatment is called “Antiretroviral Therapy”

4. CAUSES AND RISKS Having a lot of sexual relations Unprotected sex Getting tattooed or pierced by the same needle as someone with HIV/AIDS

5. PREVENTION Prevention is not easy Safe sex Use condoms If you are very serious abstinence is an option

6. SYMPTOMS Nausea Fatigue Aching muscles Headache Diarrhea Rash Sore throat

7. MEDICAL TESTS Antibody screening Takes about half hour Follow up-Antibody differentiation test

8. TREATMENT Can’t be cured Can be managed Antiretroviral Therapy Blood transfusion

9. COMPLICATIONS More likely for heart disease, stroke, liver and kidney disease, and cancer Bone thinning (makes bones frail) Memory loss

10. RATES

11. SUMMARY AIDS is unlike other STDs NOT curable You have it for life Be careful

12. SOURCES Aidinfo.nih.gov Webmd.com Aids.gov