Understanding HIV and AIDS
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This document discusses HIV and AIDS. It begins by defining HIV as the virus and AIDS as the late stage of HIV infection when the immune system is severely damaged. It then explains that HIV originated from chimpanzees in West Africa and is primarily spread through unprotected sex and sharing drug injection equipment. While there is no cure for AIDS, antiretroviral medications can effectively treat HIV infection.
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Understanding HIV and AIDS
- 1. HIV & AIDS Lucía Sánchez Alonso 2 BACH A
- 2. Index • What are HIV and AIDS? • Where did HIV come from? • How is HIV spread and how is not? • AIDS • Symptoms of HIV and AIDS • Treatment • Summary • Questions
- 3. What are HIV and AIDS? • HIV is the human immunodeficiency virus • AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome. • Two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2 • destroy specific blood cells that help the body to fight diseases.
- 5. Where did HIV come from? • chimpanzee in West Africa • SIV (simian immunodeficiency) virus mutated into HIV • It came into the blood from the chimpanzee meat.
- 6. How is HIV spread? • unprotected sex • Sharing any equipment used to prepare illicit drugs for injection. • Being born to an infected mother
- 7. It is not spread by: • Air or water. • Insects • Saliva, tears, or sweat • Closed-mouth or “social” kissing.
- 8. AIDS • Late stage of HIV infection • Immune system is severely damaged • Difficulty fighting diseases and certain cancers • People can live many years with HIV before they develop AIDS
- 9. AIDS Symptoms • Extreme fatigue • Rapid weight loss • Persistent diarrhea • High fever • Swollen glands into the neck, Armpits,Groin
- 10. HIV Symptoms • most of these are very benign, and they show up with a wide range of illnesses. • You can not fight off infections, bacteria, viruses. • You get sick more often.
- 11. Treatment • There is no cure for AIDS, but medications are effective in fighting HIV . • Doctors will develop a treatment plan . • take your medications exactly as prescribed
- 13. Summary • The HIV is the virus that cause AIDS. • There are two tipes of virus: HIV-1, HIV-2. • HIV destroy specific blood cells. • It comes from West Africa. • It is spread principally by having unprotect sex. • HIV and AIDS don’t have specific symptoms. • There is not cure for AIDS.
- 14. Questions 1. Where does the HIV come from? a) Asia b) America c) Africa 2. What is AIDS? a) A mutation of HIV b) The last stage of HIV c) The same as HIV
- 15. 3. The HIV can be transmit by saliva. a) True b) False 4. HIV have specific symptoms a) True b) False 5. You don’t have to follow exactly the treatment plan a) True b)False
- 16. LIFE R AIDS?