Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome HIV & AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

How does it work? B-Cells T-Cells Soldiers Generals

Blood, Semen, Vaginal Fluids, Breast Milk Transmission Blood, Semen, Vaginal Fluids, Breast Milk Sex, Oral, Anal, & Vaginal Intravenous drug use, sharing needles Transferring blood (Tattoos, body piercing) Mother to baby during pregnancy, birth breast feeding

HIV Stage ARC Stage Aids Related Complex Symptoms are present No symptoms 3-6 month latency Still transmitted ARC Stage Aids Related Complex Symptoms are present

Common Early Symptoms Diarrhea Weight loss Fever Fatigue Thrush Leukoplakia Herpes Outbreak

*Not a cure, just a symptom reliever* AIDS Stage Kaposi’s Sarcoma Tuberculosis PCP Pneumonia *Aids Cocktail consists of multiple medications taken daily to counteract symptoms *Not a cure, just a symptom reliever*

In the 40 states and 5 U.S. dependent areas with confidential name-based HIV infection reporting since at least January 2006, the estimated rate of diagnoses of HIV infection among adults and adolescents was 21.1 per 100,000 population in 2009. The rate for adults and adolescents diagnosed with HIV infection ranged from zero per 100,000 in American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands to 40.6 per 100,000 in Georgia. The following 40 states have had laws or regulations requiring confidential name-based HIV infection reporting since at least January 2006: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The 5 U.S. dependent areas include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.   Data include persons with a diagnosis of HIV infection regardless of stage of disease at diagnosis. All displayed data have been estimated. Estimated numbers resulted from statistical adjustment that accounted for reporting delays, but not for incomplete reporting. 7

The upper curve on the line graph represents the estimated number of AIDS diagnoses in the United States and dependent areas from 1985-2008; the lower curve represents the estimated number of deaths of adults and adolescents with an AIDS diagnosis during this time period. The peak in AIDS diagnoses during 1993 can be associated with the expansion of the AIDS surveillance case definition implemented in January 1993. The overall declines in new AIDS cases and deaths of persons with AIDS are due in part to the success of highly active antiretroviral therapies, introduced in 1996.   In recent years, AIDS diagnoses and deaths of persons with AIDS have continued to decrease. All displayed data have been estimated. Estimated numbers resulted from statistical adjustment that accounted for reporting delays, but not for incomplete reporting. Deaths of persons with an AIDS diagnosis may be due to any cause (may not be AIDS-related). Deaths of persons with an AIDS diagnosis are classified as adult or adolescent based on age at death. 8

HIV AIDS Prevention Abstinence Safe Sex Do Not Share Needles-Tattoos, body piercing, drugs No transfer of Blood