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  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