The document discusses the history and transmission of HIV/AIDS, noting that the first case was reported in the US in 1981 and over 1 million people had been infected by 2001, with over 400,000 deaths. It emphasizes that HIV can infect anyone and explains that the virus is most often transmitted through unprotected sex and contact with infected bodily fluids. The text provides information on testing, treatment, and prevention methods like condom use and advises readers not to believe HIV is not serious, as there is currently no cure.

1. HIV / AIDS
PREVENTION
ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME

2. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
 FIRST CASE IN AMERICA JUNE 1981
 From 1981 to 2001 -- 1.4 MILLION
persons in united states were infected
with HIV
 816,149 cases were AIDS and 467,910
died during this period

3. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
Since 1998, 40,000 new cases of AIDS
diagnosed each year
There were 65,000 new cases of AIDS
diagnosed in 2007

4. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
 Many HIV-infected persons do not get
tested until late in their infection
 20% of those who get tested, do not
return to get the results

5. ACQUIRED
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
 25% of persons living with HIV infection are
UNAWARE because they have not been tested

6. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
OraQuick HIV rapid test was
approved by the Food and Drug
Administration in November 2002.
Simple test provides HIV results in
20 minutes

7. ACQUIRED
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
• Don’t be fooled in believing that HIV infection
is “no big deal”
• There are medicines that decrease adverse
symptoms, but there in NO medicine that cures
the disease

8. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
 Who gets HIV infections?
 There are many myths repeated by
uninformed people.
Some say “Gays” get it
Some say “prostitutes” get it
Some say “sinful people” get it

9. ACQUIRED
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
 Regular People

10. ACQUIRED
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
Neighborhood
People

11. ACQUIRED
IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
How to prevent becoming
infected with HIV virus

12. HIV KNOWS NO AGE
 Women in America outlive men and so
more older women are in the dating
game.
 Women over 50 are becoming infected
by HIV and developing AIDS when they
re-enter the dating game.
 Dating after 50 is DIFFERENT from
dating thirty years ago.

13. Don’t Get Infected with HIV
 Unprotected sex with ANYONE is risking
getting a sexually transmitted disease
 Only barrier protection… Condoms..
Provide protection from HIV infection
 There is NO PREVENTIVE medication
available for HIV infection

14. Knowing If You Are Infected
 Get tested for HIV: All doctor’s offices
can have you tested; Regional Health
Departments can test you and
Emergency Rooms can test you.
 Always ASK potential partner if he or she
is POSITIVE for HIV or have had an HIV
test within the last 6 months

15. If The HIV TEST IS POSITIVE
1. A health department person should
contact you to discuss how you may
have gotten the infection.
2. You should be assigned a university
hospital-associated doctor who treats
HIV infections
3. You should start anti-viral medication
immediately

16. Living With HIV Infection
 Today’s medication can control
symptoms, but DO NOT PREVENT the
spread of HIV.
 Giving HIV to another person is putting
that person’s life at risk of DEATH
 There is NO MEDICAL cure for AIDS

17. HIV TREATMENT
 HIV medications are expensive
 Only University Hospitals have funding
to provide assistance with the cost of
anti-viral medications
 Without HIV retroviral medications, most
people develop lung complications,
sores on the body, weight loss and death
within a few years of infection

18. HOW HIV IS TRANSMITTED
1. Sexual Intercourse without condom
or barrier protection
2. Natural Childbirth
3.Exposure to body fluids: blood,
surgical fluids from the body,
drainage from infected body sores,
semen/sperm, vaginal discharge
fluids

19. Sex and Good Communication
 Know your partner well enough to discuss
sex history and his/her chance of being HIV
positive
 Make a date to get tested for HIV at the
same time before “going all the way”
 If you both are negative, use barrier methods
(condoms) anyway… you may not be his/her
only partner.

20. What is NOT HIV Transmission
 KISSING does Not transmit HIV
 EATING from the same plate, spoon or
fork does NOT transmit HIV.
 SLEEPING near an infected person
does NOT transmit HIV
 SITTING near an infected person does
NOT transmit HIV

21. What is NOT HIV Transmission
 PRAYING with a person does NOT
transmit HIV
 HELPING BATHE a person does NOT
transmit HIV
 HUGGING a person does NOT transmit
HIV

22. ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
 Knowing your HIV status is a necessary
part of good health practices