HIV and AIDS By Tailyn Shields HIV HIV

HIV and AIDS By: Tailyn Shields

HIV • HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus • HIV targets the body’s immune system, specifically the CD 4 cells (T cells), which help the immune system fight off infections

AIDS • AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome • A disease in which there is a severe loss of the body’s cellular immunity, greatly lowering the resistance to infection and malignancy

What is a virus? • A virus is a biological agent that reproduces the cells of a living host • Many viruses can be fatal • A virus reproduces by attaching itself to a specific hist and injects its genetic material

Where did HIV and AIDS come from? • One of the earliest documented HIV infections was found in a preserved blood sample in 1959 from a man named Leopoldville in Belgian Congo • It has believed to have originated in Africa

How are HIV and AIDS contracted? • HIV is an STD (sexually transmitted disease) • It is spread through sexual intercourse and using some medical equipment, like sharing needles • It can also be transmitted from mother to child

Where was the first recorded case of HIV? • The first recorded case of HIV is in Belgian Congo

Where was the first recorded case of HIV in America? • The first recorded case in America is in San Francisco, California

What are the symptoms of HIV and AIDS? • The symptoms of HIV and AIDS aren’t found right away, it could take ten or more years to show signs • The most common symptoms include flu-like symptoms, thrush (thick, white coating on your tongue or mouth), sore throat, and bad yeast infections • Also, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, fast weight loss, and easily bruising

How long can it take for HIV to develop into AIDS? • About fifty percent of people with HIV develop AIDS after ten years • It takes anywhere from months to years

How many people have died of HIV and AIDS worldwide? • As of 2017, 35. 4 million people have died from HIV and AIDS

How many people are infected with HIV and AIDS? • As of 2017, about 36. 9 million are living with HIV and AIDS

How many people have died from HIV and AIDS in the United States? • As of 2016, 15, 807 people have died from HIV and AIDS

Celebrity HIV/AIDS deaths • Rock Hudson • Freddie Mercury • Anthony Perkins • Keith Haring • Arthur Ashe • Liberace • Gia Carangi • Elizabeth Glaser • Perry Ellis

Celebrities with HIV • Magic Johnson • Danny Pintauro • Greg Louganis • Chuck Panozzo

How to avoid HIV • Get tested/treated regularly • Know your partner's HIV status • Protected sex • Don’t inject drugs

Treatments and Medicines • SYMTUZA is an HIV treatment that has a high barrier to HIV drug resistance • This means that if you miss a few doses, your body will most likely not reject it • Antiretroviral therapy is a treatment that slows down the progression of HIV and keeps you healthy for many years

Conclusion • HIV is a very serious, dangerous virus with no permanent cure • HIV is fatal and should not be risked • Do everything you can to avoid the infection (see slide 16) • Start treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis • Don’t miss doses of your HIV treatment, it could limit your choices of treatments in the future