HIV/AIDS affects millions of people worldwide. It is caused by the HIV virus and develops into AIDS which destroys the immune system. People can contract HIV through unprotected sex, contaminated needles, or from mother to child. While there is no cure for AIDS, medication can suppress the virus. Various organizations worldwide work to increase awareness, support those living with HIV/AIDS, and fund research efforts to find a cure.

1. HIV/AIDS By Joshua,Kay Lynn and Gabriela

2. Definitions AIDS Aids stands for A cquired I mmune D eficiency S yndrome HIV Human Immune Virus

3. This is how many people have the disease!

4. How people are helping This december is World AIDS day.World AIDS day is held to show awarness,concer, and care for AID, and HIV patients Girl scouts are earning and AID badges when they presentand speak around their peers about HIV Mobile phone texing is helping South afican patients with AIDS There is a 10 km walk that is in held in new york

5. How you can help Sell ribbons Bake sales Free dres day Put up poster Start a campaign Preform a song Become a peer educator Become a friend with someone with HIV Spread knowledge Ask experts to come to your school to talk about HIV

6. How you cant get HIV Talking Having a cut Saliva Swimming pools Mosquitos Sharing cloths Coughing Holding hands Breast milk Unprotected sex Sharing needles How you can get HIV

7. How HIV affects the body How HIV effects the body HIV effects the immune system Lose weight Body is weak Frequent fever Heavy sweating Minor infections White spots at mouth or throat Coughing Trouble remembering things See doctors more often because immune system is so weak HIV attacks the CD4 cells

8. The stages of HIV Stage 1- Down with the flu Stage 2- May last a few years but patient has no symptoms Stage 3-HIV destroys more CD4 cells and may get sick Stage 4- over 200 CD4 have been destroyed.

9. NGO Internation AIDS economic network PT foundation AID awarness group MBA

10. What is AIDS? AIDS comes after the virus HIV. AIDS is a disease, which you can get infected. It destroys your immune system. There is no cure fro AIDS, but there is medicine to slow it down. AIDS has affected many people that some people call it a plague When AIDS is in the body infections like cancer can come to the body. AIDS increases more in men in the US It is mostly caused by sexual contact, shared drug needles, and infected blood transitions.

11. What is HIV? HIV is the virus that makes AIDS HIV has existed in the US, Haiti, and Africa since 1972-1978 HIV is a life threatening infection with the immune system HIV damages the immune system. HIV rose worldwide during 1980 and 1990 There are test to see if you have HIV Your body makes HIV antibodies and if you have this antibodies you are HIV positive

12. Gabriela’s Info More about AIDS It came from monkey and apes. More than 30% of adult in some African countries have HIV Virus will multiply for a few weeks or months; during this time you will not be HIV positive but you can infect other people. Some people think it is flu at first. AIDS got it’s name in 1982by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention

13. Who has it? In December 2000 36.1 million people had HIV AIDS cases started on 1981 on the US In 2004 there were 40 million people in the world with HIV

14. 42 million people living with HIV in 2002 Dec. 20 million people have already died of AIDS Africa has 70% of the people that have HIV 14 million children have lost parents due to HIV In 2002 5 million people have newly been affected by HIV This transmission comes from oral sex or blood transfusion With an estimated since estimated 38.6 million people know living with the disease world wide It was first recognized on June 5 th 1981

15. The first AIDS virus was insolated by researchers in France in 1983 The virus became known in 1985 AIDS occur in Africa, India, South East Asia According to the United Nations more than 3 percent of the adults in some African countries are affected Aids come from Monkeys or apes They also can get it from old needles that a few people have used which effect the blood system and the immune system

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