The AIDS Epidemic

Alex Jones & Logan Bjorkman

What is HIV?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus HIV -: killer T-Cells attach themselves

to invader cells and destroy them HIV +: The disease kills the T-Cells

and they are unable to fight off illnesses

Can mutate to resist drug treatment

You have “AIDS” when: Your T-Cell count is less than 200 You have opportunistic Infections

What is AIDS?

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Viral disease Causes failure of the immune system Makes body more susceptible to diseases

Can be killed by the common cold Can not actually die of “AIDS”

Killed by a disease that you are unable to fight off because of AIDS

AIDS was the cause of death over 3.1 million people in 2004

How is HIV spread? HIV is passed through blood, semen,

vaginal fluids, and breast milk, and any fluid with blood tissue

Sex Through homosexual sex there is a

greater chance of spreading HIV Contact of a fluids in sex makes it a

great risk Needles

The use of unclean needles from one person to another

Intravenous drug users, tattoos, shots Clean Needle Programs

Childbirth A process involving many fluids leaves

many infants HIV positive

HIV & AIDS History

AIDS may have been around since the 1940’s

Possibly acquired from the Simian Family (SIV)

HIV was discovered by two separate scientists (Dr. Robert Gallo, Dr. Luc Montagnier) in 1982

AIDS didn’t surface on a large scale until the 1980’s

HIV & AIDS History

At first it was common in Gay Males and was named the Gay Related Immune Disease

It was then realized that the disease was not restricted to gay males but was also present in women and child straight and gay alike

Gaetan Dugas was believed to be “Patient 0” because he slept with over 750 different males in four years

AIDS in Africa

•There are 25.4 million people in Africa living with AIDS/HIV

•3.1 million are newly infected with HIV/AIDS each year

•There are 2.3 million people who die from the disease every year

AIDS in Africa

The AIDS epidemic in Africa has lower the school enrolment

Large amounts of money are being spent to prevent AIDS in Africa, but it is hard to help because it they are third world countries with little structure

The quality of care provided in hospitals is declining because of the epidemic

AIDS in America

There are 569,713 known cases of AIDS and HIV in America

It is believed that thousands more people have AIDS or HIV and do not know about it

People are treated differently when they're HIV+, or when people think they might be

The campaign to promote safe sex and needle use has made America one of the leading countries in the fight against AIDS

Prevention

The ABC approach Abstain Condomise Be faithful

Clinics are passing out condoms and educating the public

Hard to teach third world countries of these safe methods

Registered prostitutes must check out to be HIV -

Research & Treatment

STAGE 1 : Primary HIV Infection

STAGE 2 : Clinically Asymptomatic Stage

STAGE 3 : Symptomatic HIV Infection

STAGE 4 : Progression from HIV to AIDS

Research & Treatment 1985-* Blood first began to be

tested in blood banks 1986- *Us Surgeon General

reports on AIDS epidemic and SEX education

1987-*First anti-HIV drug AZT approved by the FDA & AIDS memorial quilt began

1989-* FDA approved four more drugs

1991-* Red Ribbon adopted as AIDS symbol of life

Research & Treatment

1993- *CDC changes to include opportunic infections

1997- *AIDS deaths drop 19% 1998- *AIDS deaths drop 47% 2000- *Clinton Administration formally declares

HIV/AIDS a threat to U.S national security 2002- *Realized that American public was not

informed about AIDS 2004- *AIDS and sex education in the USA focus on

sexual abstinence until marriage

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