HIV & AIDS

&
STD/STI
 What is HIV?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus

• A virus spread through body fluids and affects specific cells of the
immune system, called CD4 cells or T cells.

• A virus that kills the CD4 cells (T cells) damaging the immune system.

• A virus that replicates inside the human body, so it must invade a

healthy cell in the body to survive.
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 What is AIDS?
Positive HIV Test
+
Very low CD4 count (<200)
OR
presence of specific cancers
or opportunistic infections
=
AIDS

• AIDS occurs in the late stages of the HIV infection process.

• Once diagnosed, the body has a hard time fighting diseases and
certain cancers.
• NO cure for AIDS, but there is treatment.
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Why is This Important?
In the U.S. (2018)
• 36,400 people diagnosed with HIV.

• 17,032 people diagnosed with AIDS.

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 True or False?
1. I'm HIV-positive, now my life is OVER.
2. I CAN get HIV by being around people who are HIV-
positive.
3. I would NOT be able to tell if my partner or I were HIV-
positive.
4. I CANNOT get HIV from mosquitos.
5. I'm straight and don't inject drugs, so I CANNOT get HIV.
6. I CAN get HIV from oral sex.
7. My partner and I are both HIV-positive, so there is NO
NEED to use condoms.
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 United States, 2018 Oklahoma, 2019
N=37,968 N=326

<1%
<1% <1%

Diagnoses
2%

6%
8%
of HIV 21%
15% 24%

Cases, 14%

by Age 18%
19% 35%
36%

Under 14 Age 15-24 Age 25-34

Age 35-44 Age 45-54 Age 55-64 6
 United States, 2018 Oklahoma, 2019
N=37,968 N=326

Diagnoses of
HIV Cases, <1%
Men who have
by 23%
sex with men
(MSM)
26%
Transmission
4% Injection drug
53%
7% use (IDU) 5%
65%
8%
MSM and IDU 9%

Heterosexual
contact

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Other/Unknown
How is HIV Spread?
HIV is passed from person to person
through the exchange of body fluids.
3 Ways:
1. Unprotected sex (anal, vaginal, or oral) with
People Living With HIV (PLWH)
2. Blood to blood contact
3. Exposure to HIV before or during birth or
through breastfeeding
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What Fluids Can Transmit HIV?

Blood
Rectal fluids
Semen
Vaginal fluids
Breast Milk
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How does HIV Enter
the Body?

Mouth Vagina
Nose Penis
Eyes Anus
Open Skin
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 Symptoms of HIV
Many people who have HIV have NO symptoms at all for 10
years or more.

It is estimated 300,000-500,000 people in U.S. have HIV,

but do not know it.

Symptoms vary from person to person. Some people who

have HIV report having flu-like symptoms 2-4 weeks
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 Viral Load & CD4 Count
CD4 (T4) Count
Number of white blood
cells in the blood

Viral Load
Amount of HIV in the blood

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 Window
Period
The period of time after someone may have
been exposed to HIV, but before a test can
detect it (up to 3 months).

*IMMEDIATELY INFECTIOUS*
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What does a HIV Test Mean?
Positive Negative
+ -

• HIV antibody found. • No HIV antibody found.

• Have the virus and can • May not have HIV
pass to others. (consider the window
• Need to begin treatment period).
immediately. • Retest in three months.
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 STIs & HIV

The presence of a STI increases the possibility of

Acquiring HIV & Transmitting HIV.
WHY?
 Compromised immune system
 Additional STIs
 Irritation/inflammation of mucus membranes
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 HIV Treatment
Newly Diagnosed? START TREATMENT!

Treatment benefits
your own health
and the
health of others

Because of better treatments, PLWH are now living longer

and with a better quality of life than ever before.
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 Treatment as Prevention
PLWH with an undetectable viral load
cannot transmit HIV to others!

BUT, Medication CAN be:

Expensive - $379,668 Lifetime (60% discount)
($597,300 undiscounted)
Complicated - may take multiple pills at different times of the day
Toxic - negative side effects may occur
Ineffective - not all strains respond the same
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 U=U
UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE
 Launched in 2016 by PLWH.
 Promotes control of HIV by preventing HIV transmission, and
reducing stigma towards PLWH.
 PLWH and taking ART are considered undetectable when levels of
virus in the body are too low to detect, by lab tests.*
 As long as people stick to their treatment and are consistently
monitored, PLWH are unable to transmit virus to others, after 6
months of viral suppression, through sex.

*The person still has HIV. 18

Reducing the Risk
NO RISK
Abstinence from Sex
Abstinence from Injection Drugs
Mutual Monogamy w/Negative Partner

REDUCED RISK
Protected Sex “Correctly and Consistently”
Fewer Sexual Partners
Never Sharing Needles or “Works”
Regular HIV/STI Testing
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 PrEP
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): daily medicine can
prevent HIV from making copies of itself in the body.

 PrEP is only prescribed for people who are HIV-negative and who are
at ongoing substantial risk of getting HIV.

 PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV when taken consistently:

 by about 99% through sex
 at least 74% among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)

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 PEP
Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP): a 28-day regimen of HIV medicine,
started within 72 hours, of possible exposure to HIV to prevent the virus
from making copies of itself in the body.
 PEP is only prescribed for HIV-negative individuals who believe they
were exposed to HIV, such as, during sex, shared needles (works), or
were sexually assaulted.
 PEP is effective in preventing HIV, but not 100%.
 Every time use condoms.
 Always use safe injection practices.

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External (Male) Condoms
More than 98% effective when used
correctly and consistently

Latex: Most common and effective

Non-Latex: Polyurethane, Polyisoprene
Natural Membrane: Lambskin (not protect against HIV and STIs)
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Incorrect External Condom Use 1

DO NOT:
• Reuse a condom.
• Use expired condoms.
• Unroll the condom before putting it
on the penis.
• Leave condoms in hot or extreme
cold places (wallet, car, etc).

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Incorrect External Condom Use 2
DO NOT:
• Use oil-based products (baby or cooking
oils, hand lotion, Vaseline, or natural oils,
i.e. coconut oil) as lubricants with latex
condoms.
• Use your fingernails, scissors or teeth to
open the wrapper.
• Use more than one condom at a time,
including an internal AND external condom
(‘double wrapping’).
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Correct External
Condom Use
DO:
• Keep condoms in a cool, dry place.
• Put condom on an erect/hard penis before genital contact.
• Hold the condom in place at the base of the penis before
withdrawing (pulling out), after sex.
• Throw the condom away after it has been used.
• Use lubrication to reduce potential tears.
o Water-based or Silicone and apply as often as needed
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Internal (Female) Condom

• Worn inside the vagina or anus

• Thicker, more tear-resistant
• Always latex-free
• Wider opening covers more of the external area
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 Dental Dams

• Thin, square pieces of latex

• Used for oral sex (NOT on a penis)
• Could make your own dental dam (from a condom,
latex glove, or non-microwavable plastic wrap)
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Where to Get https://gettested.cdc.gov
www.stdcheck.com
Tested? www.gytnow.org

Community-Based
Organizations

Local Health Departments

www.health.ok.gov

Check out these Apps:

“STI Info, Symptoms & Testing”
“STI Testing Centers Locator”
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 Resources
www.cdc.gov www.gytnow.org
www.health.ok.gov www.stophiv.org
www.hiv.gov www.asexualhealth.org
www.healthfinder.gov www.iwannaknow.org
www.plannedparenthood.org www.nakedtruth.org
www.sexetc.org www.rhtp.org

Oklahoma HIV/AIDS Hotline: 1-800-535-2437

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STI/STD
 What is an STI/STD?
an infection that can be transmitted through sexual contact
with an infected individual. They are sometimes called
sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
STDs can be transmitted many different
ways, but most can be passed by:
1. Vaginal sex
2. Anal sex
3. Oral sex
4. Skin-to-skin contact
5. Infected Mother to child
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 Why Is This Important?
Often no signs or symptoms 20 million new
infections every year
in the U.S.
People are unaware of infection,
and don’t receive treatment.
More than 50% of
Long-term damage
all people will have
an STD at some
point in their
May have passed infection to lifetime.
others
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 True or False?
1. You CANNOT get an STI from oral sex.
2. Birth control protects against pregnancy and STIs.
3. Once you’ve had an STI, you CANNOT get it again.
4. Anal sex has a higher risk of spreading STIs than many other
types of sexual activity.
5. You CANNOT get an STI if your partner is a virgin.
6. Only promiscuous or “trashy” people get STIs.
7. You CANNOT have two STIs at once.
8. You can get an STI from a toilet seat.
9. Women are more likely to get tested for STIs.
10. Lesbians CANNOT get STIs.
11.Department
• Oklahoma State If my partner has an
of Health STI,101
| STD I’ll| know/see
2020 it.
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 Are STDs Curable?
Antibiotics can cure Treatment can improve
bacterial STDs, but the lives of many people
cannot reverse the living with viral STDs,
long-term damage: but there is NO CURE.

• Chlamydia • HIV
• Gonorrhea • Herpes
• Syphilis • HPV
• Trichomoniasis* • Hepatitis B
* (parasitic protozoan)
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 Primary Syphilis
Chancre - syphilis sore
• Firm, round, and painless
• Appears within 2-6 weeks after exposure usually but
possibly up to 3 months
• Found on the part of the body exposed to the infection
(penis, vagina, anus, lips, in rectum, or in mouth)
• Typically disappear after a few weeks without treatment
(still progresses to next stage)

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 Secondary Syphilis
• Appears about 4 weeks after chancre heals.
• Will go away without treatment, but infection will progress.

non-itchy RASH with Alopecia or Mucous Patches

rough red or patchy hair loss usually in the mouth,
reddish brown spots vagina, or anus

Condylomata lata (C. lata) or “fleshy warts” in anogenital region

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 Late (Tertiary) Syphilis
Typically Occurs 10-30 years after infection begins!

• Can damage almost any part of the body including the heart,
brain, spinal cord, eyes and bones
• Can result in mental illness, blindness, deafness, heart
disease and death
• Gumma: soft, gummy tumor

Types
• Cardiovascular Syphilis
• Late Benign Syphilis
• Neurosyphilis Syphilis
• occurs
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sooner among HIV Health | STD 101 | 2020 39
 Congenital Syphilis
40% will be stillborn or die in the hospital.

Transmission can occur during any stage of

syphilis and during any trimester of pregnancy.

Can cause:
• Prematurity
• Birth defects
• Hutchinson’s teeth
• Osteochondritis
• Developmental delays
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 Trichomoniasis
Estimated 3.7 million in United States
Parasite passed during vaginal sex.
70% of infected people have no signs/symptoms.

Possible symptoms include:

• Itching, burning, redness or soreness of the genitals
• Burning with urination or ejaculation
• Thin discharge: can be clear, white, yellowish, or greenish - Can
produce unusual or foul smell
Infection usually occurs:
• Lower genital tract (vulva, vagina, penis or urethra)

Greatly increases the risk of getting/spreading other STIs.

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Genital Herpes (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
How is it Spread?
Vaginal, oral, or anal sex OR skin-to-skin contact
with someone who has the virus.

Symptoms:
• One or more blisters on or around the genitals, rectum, or mouth.
• Blisters break & leave painful sores that take weeks to heal.
• Symptoms are sometimes called “Having an outbreak”.

Usually characterized by NO or very mild symptoms… NO CURE.

1 in 8 people aged 14-49 years old have genital herpes.

Many Do Not Know It.
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 Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
• Mainly transmitted through vaginal & anal sex, but can also occur
through oral sex and skin-to-skin contact.
• Most people with HPV do not know they are infected and never
develop symptoms or health problems.
• There is No treatment for HPV, but, there are treatments for the
health problems that HPV causes:
• Genital warts
• Cervical pre-cancer
• Other HPV-related cancers

HPV is VERY common.

Estimated 80% sexually-active men and women will get at least
one type of HPV at some point in their lives.

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 “Inflammation
Hepatitis of the liver”
Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C
How is it Person ingests infected Blood, semen, or other Blood from a person
spread? fecal matter—even in body fluids from a infected with the virus -
very small amounts— person with the virus - even in very small
from contact with even in very small amounts - enters the
contaminated objects, amounts - enters the body of a non-infected
food, drinks. body of a non-infected person.
person.

How long A few weeks to several Mild illness (a few Mild illness (a few
does it months. weeks) but Lifelong or weeks) but Lifelong.
last? chronic condition.

How Most recover from mild 15-20% develop chronic 75-85% develop chronic
serious is illness with no lasting liver disease including liver disease, 5-20%
it? liver damage, cirrhosis, liver failure, or develop cirrhosis and
but death can occur liver cancer. 1-5% will die.
(although rare).

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Reducing the Risk
NO RISK
Abstinence from Sex
Abstinence from Injection Drugs
Mutual Monogamy w/Negative Partner

REDUCED RISK
Protected Sex “Correctly and Consistently”
Fewer Sexual Partners
Never Sharing Needles or “Works”
Regular HIV/STI Testing
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External (Male) Condoms
More than 98% effective when used
correctly and consistently

Latex: Most common and effective

Non-Latex: Polyurethane, Polyisoprene
Natural Membrane: Lambskin (not protect against HIV and STIs)
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Incorrect External Condom Use 1

DO NOT:
• Reuse a condom.
• Use expired condoms.
• Unroll the condom before putting it
on the penis.
• Leave condoms in hot or extreme
cold places (wallet, car, etc).

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Incorrect External Condom Use 2
DO NOT:
• Use oil-based products (baby or cooking
oils, hand lotion, Vaseline, or natural oils,
i.e. coconut oil) as lubricants with latex
condoms.
• Use your fingernails, scissors or teeth to
open the wrapper.
• Use more than one condom at a time,
including an internal AND external condom
(‘double wrapping’).
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