MR. GARDNER SEXUALITY HEALTH HIV/AIDS MR. GARDNER SEXUALITY HEALTH

HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cause of AIDS

AIDS Acquired – not genetic Immune – body’s defense Deficiency – doesn’t work well Syndrome – worse with time 75% of AIDS cases in the world heterosexual 75% of AIDS cases in the USA are homosexual men

HIV/AIDS Teens have the fastest infection rate Women also increasing

HIV/AIDS High risk activities Sharing drug/tattoo needles Unprotected sexual activities involving the exchange of bodily fluids Unscreened blood transfusions

HIV/AIDS High risk activities Cont. Multiple sexual partners Prostitution – Male/Female Mother to child during pregnancy or breast feeding

HIV/AIDS No risk activities – casual every day contact Kissing – 5 gallons of saliva Sneezing Toilet seat

HIV/AIDS No risk activities Cont. Eating utensils (forks, spoons, knifes) Animal bites Touching/hugging

AIDS AIDS is not a killer It weakens immune system Leads to fatal events Rare form of skin cancer Pneumonia Flu Dehydration Heart attack, stroke organ failure

AIDS Everyone who died from AIDS had HIV Not everyone who has HIV has AIDS Magic Johnson ARC = fever, weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, skin rashes, diarrhea, fatigue ARC = an AIDS related complex = bridge from HIV to AIDS

AIDS An estimated 3 million have died from AIDS in the US An estimated 1.2 million Americans currently have HIV Aids was first recognized in the US in 1981 Approximately 95% of persons with HIV/AIDS were living in developing countries

Treatment AZT Protease cocktails (mix of drugs) NO VIRUS HAS EVER BEEN CURED