Transcript HIV/AIDS Power Point Presentation

HIV/AIDS
EDUCATION
2016
HIV
WHAT DOES HIV STAND FOR?
HUMAN
IMMUNE
DEFICIENCY
VIRUS
AIDS
WHAT DOES HIV STAND FOR?
ACQUIRED
IMMUNO
DEFICIENCY
SYNDROME
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In
2013, there were an estimated
47,352 new HIV infections in the
United States. About ¼ of those
where people under the age of 25.
Of those, 187 were in kids under
age 13.
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In
2013, there were an estimated
26,688 individuals diagnosed with
AIDS.
8% of these were in kids under
age 13.
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 In
2013, there were over 13,000 deaths
in the US from HIV/AIDS.
A
total of 658,507 have died since the
beginning of the epidemic.
 Approximately
half of those who have
been diagnosed with AIDS have died.
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Approximately
1 in 6 people in
the United States who have HIV
do not know they are infected.
OKLAHOMA STATISTICS
In
2013, approximately 460 adults
and adolescents were diagnosed
with HIV. Oklahoma ranks 24th of
the 50 states for the number of
new HIV infections.
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It
can take up to 10 years after
someone is infected to begin
having symptoms or know they
are infected. They may not know
unless they are tested.
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The
age group with the highest
numbers being diagnosed with
HIV or AIDS are 20-24 year olds.
Given that it can take up to 10
years to know you have it, when
do you think these people got
infected?
IS HIV/AIDS CURABLE?
No,
there is no cure.
There are treatments available to
help control the virus, but they do
not cure the disease and must be
taken the rest of your life.
YOU CAN NOT GET HIV/AIDS FROM
Casual
contact, such as playing
sports, closed mouth kissing, water
fountains, toilets, etc. The virus is
not spread in tears, sweat or
saliva
Mosquitoes, ticks, or other insects
Giving or receiving blood
HOW IS HIV SPREAD?
One
of the most common ways
HIV is spread is through the use of
injection drugs/sharing needles or
syringes.
Sexual contact that puts
someone in contact with bodily
fluids of another person.
HOW DO YOU AVOID HIV?
HIV is found in three body fluids:
Blood, semen, and vaginal secretions.
 For someone to become infected, one of these
fluids has to enter the body through a mucous
membrane, a cut, or open wound.
 A mucus membrane is an opening in the body.
These are the mouth, vagina, penis, and anus.
 Avoid contact with blood or other bodily fluids
from any one else.

PROTECT YOURSELF

Know what puts you at risk.

Know about the personal history of anyone with
whom you are in an intimate relationship.

Do not let your blood or mucous membranes
come in contact with those of anyone else
unless you know that they have not done
anything to put themselves at risk for HIV/AIDS
and/or have been tested.