The Consequences of Sex: HIV 7 th Grade

 Human Immunodeficiency Virus  Virus that causes AIDS  HIV passes from person to person contact through blood & sexual contact

 Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome  Caused by HIV  Takes about 10 years to develop AIDS after infection with HIV  Person is diagnosed with AIDS when white blood cells from the immune system drop below a certain level or when certain diseases that are common in AIDS develop

 Unprotected oral, anal or vaginal sex with an infected person  Sharing needles with an infected person  From HIV infected mother to baby (pregnancy or breast feeding)

 Blood  Semen  Vaginal secretions  Breast milk

 Touching  Massaging  Sharing eating utensils  Contact with toilet seats  Doorknobs  Sharing drinking cups  Mosquitoes

 Anal Sex  Oral Sex  Vaginal Intercourse

 Practicing abstinence  Never sharing needles of any kind

 HIV is the virus which infects the body & breaks down the immune system  AIDS is the disease that results from the damage to the immune system  With AIDS, the body is unable to fight off infections, which leads to many rare, life- threatening diseases.

 Collection of white blood cells and chemicals that act as the body’s defense against disease agents & other things that can make people sick

 Made by the immune system & formed in the blood in response to foreign things in the body (viruses, bacteria or toxins)  Usually defend against illness & infections, but HIV prevents them from doing their job

 A blood test used to presence of antibodies to HIV  If antibodies are present then person is HIV+

 HIV attacks the immune system  Damages the cells that defend against infection, so that the immune system cannon function properly  Multiples & infects organs in the body

 High Risk/Red Light Behaviors – UNSAFE & involve the transmission of blood, semen, vaginal secretions & can transmit HIV  Low Risk/Yellow Light Behaviors – MIGHT create some danger of transmitting HIV, but transmission is less likely  No Risky/Green Light Behaviors – NO risk of transmitting HIV

 Vaginal Sex  Oral sex on a guy  Anal sex  Sharing needles & syringes  Having sex with multiple partners  Having sex with a person who shoots IV drugs  Having sex with a person who is having sex with multiple partners

 Wet or tongue kissing  Doing IV drugs & not sharing needles & syringes

 Dry kissing  Giving or receiving a shoulder or back massage from someone who has AIDS  Going on a date, to the movies or a dance with a person who is HIV positive  Eating with the same utensils or drinking from the same glass as someone who has AIDS  Touching or caressing someone who is HIV positive  Abstinence  Talking about how you feel & making plans for the future  Having sex with only one person (being monogamous)

 When I read a statement, stand under either the agree or disagree sign.  You may not stand in the middle of the signs.  Be honest to your thoughts & opinions.

 Guys who don’t or have never had sex are “wimpy” or gay.  The more you like & respect yourself, the easier it is to abstain from sex.  If my boyfriend or girlfriend won’t respect my decision to not have sex, I will find someone who will respect my decision.  People who are virgins are unattractive and boring.  It is the man’s responsibility to set sexual limits.  There are other pleasurable sexual behaviors people can engage in besides sexual intercourse.  It is harder for a teenage boy to say no to sex than it is for a teenage girl.  Teenagers who choose not to have sex are proud & responsible and have goals & plans for their future.