HIV

Modes of Contraction

• Sexual contact
• Injection drug use
• Pregnancy, childbirth and breast feeding

Stages

• Acute infection: virus being produced, develope flu-like symptoms
• Clinical latency: HIV reproduces at low levels, symptoms not present
• AIDS: fall below 200 cells, have aids.
• predicted to live 3 years

SYMPTOMS

• Fever, body rash, sore throat, swollen glands
• headache, upset stomach, joint aches/pains
• Females: fatigue, weight loss, night sweats, dry cough
• Males: headache, swollen glands, diarrhea, weight loss

Demographic Most Affected

• Older people are receiving more treatment
• 26% of infection are from ages 13-24
• 47% = African American/black
• 28% = White
• 21% = Hispanic
• Gay sex is #1 leading cause

How is it diagnosed?

• test blood for antibodies to the virus
• test saliva for antibodies to the virus
• takes 12 weeks to develop the antbodies

PREVENTION

• Medications to prevent HIV called ART(antiretroviral therapy)
• They do not treat the virus
• ART only slows down the HIV process

DIFFERENCE FROM AIDS?

• HIV cannot kill you
• Different symptoms
• AIDS is a step of HIV
• You really don't want AIDS

WHAT IS ARC?

• Stands for AIDS-related complex.
• Someone with mild symptoms from AIDS
• Used when AIDS was discovered
• The term isn't used much anymore

WHERE DO I GET HELP?

• A doctor is your best bet
• Get tested for HIV or AIDS
• Therapist might help emotionally
• Ask doctor for ART

WHY DO I CARE?

• So it doesn't happen to you
• So you can help prevent it
• This disease needs more attention
• Know the symptoms, don't be a victim.

SOURCES

• Check notes because they didn't fit here

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