1. African Americans Living with HIV/AIDS
Kenese Robinson
Latoya Saunders
Carlos Restrepo

2. Problem
The incidence of HIV/AIDS has become increasingly prevalent world wide. Recent cases show there has been a drastic increase in selected African American communities. In particular, counties in New Jersey with the highest African American population has seen a significant number of HIV/AIDS cases.

3. Question
Does the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in African Americans depend on the type of community?

4. Introduction to HIV/AIDS
HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
HIV/AIDS is classified as a retrovirus, a RNA tumor virus. Retro refers to the reverse direction in which genetic information flows in these virus.
A retrovirus has an unique enzyme called reverse transcriptase, which can go from RNA to a RNA-DNA hybrid.
Anyone can get AIDS; young or old, male or female, homosexual or heterosexual.
The first reported case of AIDS occurred in the United States in 1981.
39,481 Adolescents have developed AIDS and 13,094 have HIV

5. Life Cycle

6. Structure
This illustration shows the typical structure of HIV. The outer buds are the glycoprotein that allows to attach itself to the cell. The greenish layer is the viral envelope its function is to carry the reverse transcriptase and the RNA.

7. AIDS cases and deaths by year in the United States

9. AIDS Cases By Race

10. AIDS Cases By Race

11. Symptoms
 rapid weight  dry cough  recurring fever or profuse night sweats  swollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck  diarrhea that lasts for more than a week  white spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat  pneumonia  red,brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids  memory loss, depression, and other neurological disorders

12. Risk Factors
Anyone who engages in unprotected penetrative (anal, vaginal) or oral sex with an infected person
Anyone who shares needles (works) with an infected person
Perinatal- mother to child during pregnancy or birth or through breast-feeding

13. Treatments
Counseling
Drugs
Protease Inhibitor
NNRTI
NARTI
Exercise

14. Diagnosis
Most diagnoses for HIV are done through a test that looks for the presence of antibodies the immune system manufactures to fight against the presence HIV in the blood.
ELISA Test
Other tests looks for actual HIV presence.
Western Blot Test
PCR Test

15. Pen 3 Model

16. Solutions American Red Cross African American HIV/AIDS Program
This program offers the most recent information about the impact of HIV and AIDS in African American Communities. It Provides cultural Specific activity options, and emphasizes encouraging HIV prevention behavior. Red Cross trained instructors use interactive activities to help make community sessions culturally relevant.

17. Cont’d Hyacinth Aids Foundation
Hyacinth which has been around for quite a while(since 1985) is the largest AIDS service organization in New Jersey. This program helps people living with HIV, helps in slowing down the spread of this epidemic disease and serves a critical voice in the public debate surrounding AIDS in New Jersey.

18. Cont’d
Safe Haven
This Program assists those in need who have been affected by the AIDS/HIV virus. It also helps in educating the community about the disease. It is governed by qualified, dedicated board members whose purpose is to bridge the gap between the public and the infected, that has been caused merely by misconceptions about the disease and those infected.

19. Cont’d
AidsLink
An organization in South Africa who is involved in raising funds to support individual with HIV and AIDS

20. Cont’d Youth Against AIDS
This purpose of this program is to open up awareness in young people by breaking the silence about the aids epidemic. It does this by initiating AIDS dialogue among youth. It also seeks to empower young people by showing them that this is a communicable disease and they have options to prevent becoming infected.

21. Summary
Numbers could be inflated because people go to different counties other than their residing county to be tested for HIV/AIDS.
Numbers also reflect anonymous and confidential patients. Middlesex offers anonymous tests compared to Gloucester who does not offer anonymous tests.
Anonymous testing is a number instead of a name.