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HIV / AIDs. What is AIDs?. AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a group of diseases that break down your immune system and causes you to die. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. * you may have the HIV virus without having and visible signs or symptoms
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HIV / AIDs Experiential Learning Technology
What is AIDs? • AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a group of diseases that break down your immune system and causes you to die. • HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. *you may have the HIV virus without having and visible signs or symptoms **you may not get full blown AIDS for up to years after you were infected! Experiential Learning Technology
Identify High Risk Behaviors Experiential Learning Technology
Show Me……. • Thumbs up for high risk • Wave your hand if possible risk • Thumbs down if not a risk Experiential Learning Technology
Going to school with a person who has AIDS. Experiential Learning Technology
Sexual contact with a person who is HIV positive. Experiential Learning Technology
Donating blood today. Experiential Learning Technology
Sharing razors or toothbrushes. Experiential Learning Technology
Sexual abstinence Experiential Learning Technology
Sharing drug needles. Experiential Learning Technology
Having many sexual partners. Experiential Learning Technology
Sexual contact with a needle drug user. Experiential Learning Technology
Receiving tattoos or piercing. Experiential Learning Technology
Receiving a blood transfusion today. Experiential Learning Technology
Receiving a blood transfusion before 1982. Experiential Learning Technology
Sexual relationship with a person you marry who is HIV negative. Experiential Learning Technology
Hugging a person who has AIDS. Experiential Learning Technology
Breastfeeding by a woman who is infected with HIV Experiential Learning Technology
Eating food prepared by an HIV infected cook. Experiential Learning Technology
Living with a person in your family who has AIDs. Experiential Learning Technology
Getting bitten by a mosquito which has just bitten an HIV infected person. Experiential Learning Technology
How is HIV / AIDs Spread? • Unprotected sexual contact with an infected person. • Piercing the skin with a needle used by an infected person. • Mother to baby through pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding. • Blood to blood Experiential Learning Technology
How is HIV / AIDs NOT Spread? • Through the air • Through kissing • Casual contact with an infected person • By mosquitoes that have bitten an infected person • By sharing eating utensils with an infected person • By donating blood Experiential Learning Technology
How can you protect yourself against HIV / AIDS? • Do not have sexual contact until you’re married and you KNOW your spouse does not have it in their blood • Do not touch anyone else’s blood anytime! • Do not share “dirty” needles Experiential Learning Technology
We have no cure for HIV/AIDs. • You can be kept alive with many different “cocktail drugs” and new experimental drugs but quite often they are expensive! • As you live you are very susceptible to a lot of diseases that could take your life at any time! Experiential Learning Technology
What are your responsibilities? • Sexual activity? • Blood? • Drugs? • Knowledge? • Hormones? Experiential Learning Technology