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    Getting tested and knowing your status is important for your health and the health of others.

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    Getting tested and knowing your status is important for your health and the health of others.

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    Information is vital

     As teenagers, you will be facing


    many new decisions in your life

     Understanding what can put you at


    risk for disease is very important

     None of this is meant to scare you – remember,


    knowledge is very empowering
     You can also be an informed educator to others
    Who can tell me what the
    letters HIV and AIDS each
    stand for?
    HIV: Human Immunodeficiency
    Virus

    AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency


    Syndrome

    OK, now what does each of these


    mean?
    HIV can harm
    you because it
    attacks your
    body’s immune
    system
    True or False
     A low immune system can allow
    opportunistic infections to invade
    your body

    This is called AIDS


    True
    AIDS is a stage of disease where your
    immune (T, CD4, helper) cells drop
    below the level of 200 cells per mm
    blood (a healthy person has about 800)

    and your body cannot fight off simple


    infections

    Medications today can help people with both HIV and AIDS
    live much longer than they used to
    Origins of HIV

     Likely resulted from hybridization


    (merging) of two simian (monkey)
    viruses

     HIV moved to humans in Africa


    around 1930 or earlier
    U.S. cases

     OVER 56,000 new infections


    every year in the U.S.

     Most infections are found in


    people ages 13-29 years
    What is HIV
    Life Cycle of HIV-1
    Ways to transmit HIV
     Unprotected sexual activity
    Internet chat-rooms have become a place where people
    are meeting and this is leading to HIV transmissions
     Needle sharing and other “works”
     Needle sticks or exposure to blood
     Mother-child
     Blood transfusions
    OK,

    Now that you know how you can


    get HIV, how do you think you
    could prevent it?
     Abstinence (not engaging in sex)
    • Don’t assume everyone has the same definition of
    abstinence – your partner’s past behaviors could put
    you at risk. Some couples get tested together.
    • Surf the internet only with your parent’s OK - use good
    judgment and don’t put yourself at risk!
     Someday, if/when you choose to
    engage in sex, use protection
    (condoms: both male and female)
     Avoid drugs and alcohol
     When the time comes in your life,
    get tested before you have a baby
    True or False

    If you knew someone who was HIV+,

    you could get HIV from coming into

    contact with their

    sweat, urine or tears


    False
    The only bodily fluids that can transmit
    HIV are:
     Blood

     Semen

     Vaginal fluid

     Breast milk

    Other bodily fluids only if there was blood


    present/visible
    Don’t be afraid to kiss, hug, or share food with someone who
    has HIV
    Question for candy…

    Who can be affected by HIV?


    Answer…
     Anyone!
    If they engage in unprotected sex or
    share drug use equipment

     Any age, any gender, anyone

     People close to them are also


    affected by this disease
    Early HIV Infection
     Symptoms present days to weeks
    after initial exposure

     Most common presentation is


    • Fever, fatigue, headache, and rash
    HIV Window Period
     What is it?

     This is the time it takes for the virus


    to actually show up in your body
    after exposure

     This can take up to 3 months


    Who can tell me why this would even

    be important to know?
    It’s important because:
     The sooner someone knows that they
    have HIV, the sooner they can
    receive proper medical care

     It is less likely that the virus will be


    transmitted to others if it is known
    How can someone get tested for
    HIV?
     Idaho law allows 14 years and older to
    obtain STD tests without parental
    permission (not saying you should do this, just providing
    you with information – very important to have a support system)

     Conventional blood tests


    (results in 10 days – 2 weeks)

     HIV antibody rapid tests


    (results in 12-20 minutes)
    let’s check out how this works…
    Importance of HIV Diagnosis
     Early Intervention services
    • Improved quality of life
    • Avoid complications
    • Healthcare maintenance

     Prevent transmission
    Chronic infection
    Transmission to others

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