Presented to : grade 10 learners.

Topic: HIV and AiDS

presentation of HIV and AIDs

• What is HIV and AIDs?

• How is it spread ?

• How can we prevent it ?

• What are its effects on our society?

By the end of this presentation the student should be able to:

Define the concept of HIV and AIDs

Identifying the difference between HIV and AIDS

Defining Asymptomatic HIV and HIV-2

demonstrate an understanding misconceptions of AIDs

What is HIV? Let’s break it down

To understand what HIV is, let us break it down

H- human-This particular virus can only infect human beings

I- immunodeficiency- HIV weakens your immune system by destroying important cells that fight

diseases and infections. A “deficient” system can not protect you

V- virus – A virus can only reproduce itself by taking over a cell in the body of its host.

Electron microscope image of HIV, seen as

small spheres on the surface of white blood

cells

What is AIDS?

• To understand what AIDS is, let us break it down:

• A –Acquired- AIDS is not something you inherit from your parents. You acquire AIDS after birth.

• I- immuno- your body’s immune system includes all the organs and cells that work to fight off infection or disease.

• D-Deficiency –You AIDS when your immune system is “deficient” or is not working the it should.

• S- Syndrome- A syndrome is a collection of symptoms and signs of disease. AIDS is a complex illness with a range of complications and syndromes

How is it spread? • Having unprotected sex with an infected person is the most common way

of spreading the disease, because the virus survive in sperm and virginal blood.

• Sharing needles, razors or toothbrush with an infected person

• By touching an infected blood with unprotected hands.

• A women with AIDS can also pass it on to her baby before or during birth

HIV is not spread by:

Hugging

Shaking hands Bugs

Public restrooms

HIV/STDs are not spread through casual contact!!

TESTING

When a person is infected with

HIV their immune system

produces HIV antibodies. The

antibodies are what the HIV

test looks for.

The production of antibodies is

an autoimmune response, it

does not mean that the body

will fight off HIV infection.

The HIV test is an antibody test.

HIV - Testing

• Antibody Tests

• Elisa/EIA

• Western Blot

• Tests for the Virus

• Qualitative PCR

• Quantitative PCR

• Tests to Monitor Therapy

• CD4—absolute and percent

• Quantitative PCR

• Genotype

Kalynn B. Pressly, ARNP, DSN

Bay County Health Department

Early symptoms of AIDS

• Prolonged fever

• Loos of more than 10% body weight

• Night sweats

• Oral thrush

Later symptoms

• Persistently swollen glands

• Coughing

• Itching skin rash

• Persistent diarrhea

• Tuberculosis

AIDS-related Herpes

Kaposi’s Sarcoma

Oral thrush

Wasting syndrome

Effects of AIDS

Severe stress

Present poverty if a bread winner can longer be able to work.

A child lost by his/ her parents at an early may become an orphan

It present poverty in society if a number of infected individuals increase.

What can boost immune system?

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Prevention

• Abstinence and Monogamy

• Latex Condoms

• Polyurethane Condoms

• Abstain from injection drug use, do not

• share needles or works.

• Universal Precautions for Health Care

• Workers

Reference list

http://www.slideshare.net/serp1059/hiv-101-2011-latest-edition

http://www.slideshare.net/GabbyB/hiv-and-aids-3937819

http://www.slideshare.net/joeyprince/aids-powerpoint