BASIC FACTS
ON
HIV
BY: Ms. MAY JACKLYN C. RADOC-SAMSON, RN, LPT,
MANc
What is HIV? 2
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H -uman
Found only in humans
Transmitted among humans
Preventable by humans
I -mmunodefiency
Body lacks ability to fight off infections
V -irus
Type of germ
Lives and reproduces in body cells
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A -cquired; received, not inherited (does not run
in families)
I -mmuno; protected from (in this case the
system protects the body from disease)
D -eficiency, - a lack of
S-yndrome; – a group of symptoms or
diseases
HIV IS FOUND IN BODY 4
FLUIDS
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Semen
Breast milk
Blood
Vaginal fluid
How HIV is passed on? 5
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During unprotected (skin to skin) sex (anal, vaginal or oral)
Contact with HIV infected blood or blood products
Sharing IV drug needles of HIV positive people
From HIV positive mother to child
During breast feeding
You CANNOT get HIV 6
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Tears
Saliva
Sweat
Urine
of an HIV infected person
Window Period 7
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When a person gets infected it may take 6 weeks or up to 3 months before
antibodies to HIV are detected in the blood
The HIV test looks for antibodies. When these antibodies are detected the
person is diagnosed HIV positive
A person can be positive and the test shows negative because the test was
done during the window period
Why HIV rates not going down? 8
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Sex at an early age
Little life-skills and sex education
Little condom use
Multiple partners
Stigma and Discrimination
Sex for money or sex for .....things
Substance abuse: Ganja, cocaine, alcohol
Men having sex with men & homophobia
Gender inequity and gender roles
STI and HIV – The Link 9
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Persons with a history of STIs are more likely to get
HIV because:
persons with STIs are more likely to have sores
and small breaks in the skin and lining of their
genitals.
HIV can more easily enter the body through
these breaks.
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You can get an STI by having sex without a
condom, with an infected person.
At the same time, you could be getting HIV
which is also contracted by having
unprotected sex.
ALL STIs are Preventable 11
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Most STI’s are treatable
But
HIV/AIDS CANNOT BE CURED
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Prevention/Treatment
Prevention 13
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Talk with partner about HIV
Use a condom with your regular and non-regular clients, and
partners every time you have sex
Reduce the number of main partners
Get tested. Know your status
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Anybody having sex without a condom.
People with more than 1 partner who don’t use a
condom during sex
People whose sex partner have sex with other
partners without using a condom
How You DON’T Get HIV 15
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You CANNOT get HIV by
hugging, touching, living with
or caring for someone with HIV,
shaking hands or kissing.
You CANNOT get HIV from
eating out of the same plate or
cup or utensils that an HIV
positive person uses.
Early Signs & Symptoms of HIV 16
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Fever
Fatigue
Night Sweats
Loss of Appetite
Diarrhea
Swollen Lymph Glands
Remember these are symptoms of many other illnesses.
REMEMBER 17
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You CANNOT tell by looking if someone has HIV.
An individual can look and feel well for many years and be
HIV positive.
The HIV positive person can pass the virus on to someone
else.
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Getting on with Life
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Can YOU support someone
living with HIV?
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Thank you so much…
