Lesson Lesson Focus:Focus:What are What are the Impacts the Impacts of HIV/ of HIV/ AIDS?AIDS?

Connect: Connect: What is What is HIV/AIDS?HIV/AIDS?

Look at the 5 facts about HIV/ AIDS.

Which do you think are true or false?

You have 5 minutes!

Lesson OutcomesLesson OutcomesWhat: Identify what AIDS/HIV is and what Identify what AIDS/HIV is and what the causes are.the causes are.

How: Describe the effects of the disease Describe the effects of the disease in different places and Explain how the in different places and Explain how the disease can be preventeddisease can be prevented..

Why: To understand the global impacts of To understand the global impacts of this disease.this disease.

1. HIV and AIDS is…a virus a form of the flu a deformity 

2. The number of people who have HIV or AIDS in the world is predicted to be….28 million 34.5 million 18 million

3. There are more men than women who have AIDS or HIV.True False Neither, it’s the same

4. The number of people who die from AIDS each year is estimated to be.28,000 280,000 2.8 million

5. HIV and AIDS is a disease has been around for thousands of years.True False

Self assess your answers: ?/5

1. a virus 2. 34.5 million 3. Neither- it is roughly the same

amount 4. 2.8 million 5. False

How many did you get right? Do any of the How many did you get right? Do any of the answers surprise you?answers surprise you?

Activate: Activate: What is HIV/ What is HIV/ AIDS?AIDS? HIV/ AIDS is an incurable virus. HIV is the 1st stage of the disease:

HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus

The virus attacks the body's immune system (the system that fights illness) by destroying the white blood cells that are responsible for fighting infection.

What do you think will What do you think will happen?happen?

If a healthy persons has a cold? If a person with HIV gets a cold?

Stage 2: HIV -> AIDSStage 2: HIV -> AIDS The second stage of this virus is AIDS.

AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

This is when the immune system completely stops working.

What do you think will What do you think will happen?happen?

If a healthy person gets pneumonia?

If a person with AIDS gets pneumonia?

Shocking statistics:Shocking statistics: Today 34.5 million people are estimated

to carry the HIV/ AIDS virus. Every year 2.8 million people die from it.

Demonstrate: Demonstrate: Your Your Mission!Mission! You are a research team of doctors

wanting to know about the HIV/ AIDS virus…

Working in groups you must use the Working in groups you must use the resources to create an information posterresources to create an information poster

What does my poster need to include?What does my poster need to include?

1. What HIV and AIDS are2. How you can get the virus3. Describe the rate of HIV and AIDS in the UK4. Describe the rate of HIV and AIDS in Africa5. Suggest reasons why AIDS is worse in Africa than

in the UK6. Explain at least 2 ways of reducing the chance of

getting AIDS

How did you do?How did you do? Revisit the 5 success criteria

How many did you get out of 6?

6/6? = 1 merit

Good Luck!

Reflect: Reflect: What would you What would you do?do? This African child doesn’t know anything

about HIV/ AIDS yet he is at high risk of getting the disease. What could you tell him?