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    WORLD AIDS DAY

    1ST DECEMBER 2013


    WORLD AIDS DAY
    • A global day of action on HIV and AIDS

    • A day to get the facts on HIV & AIDS

    • A day to show support for people living with


    HIV & AIDS

    • A day to get involved


    WHAT IS HIV ?
    Human
    Immuno-deficiency
    Virus

    A virus that damages the immune system and


    reduces the ability to fight off infections.
    WHAT IS AIDS ?
    Aquired
    Immune
    Deficiency
    Syndrome
    A later stage of HIV infection where someone
    develops potentially fatal infections and cancers.
    • There is no cure for HIV.
    • There is no vaccine to prevent HIV infection.

    But:-

    • There are effective drug treatments help


    people living with HIV to have long and
    healthy lives.
    • These treatments help to prevent the
    development of AIDS related illnesses.
    HOW CAN SOMEONE BECOME
    INFECTED WITH HIV?
    • Unprotected sex (sex without a condom)
    • Sharing needles for injecting drugs
    • From mother to baby
    • You cannot become infected by:
    • Kissing, hugging or shaking hands
    • Sharing cups, glasses or knives and forks
    • Everyday social contact with someone who
    has HIV
    HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED
    BY HIV & AIDS?
    In the world:-

    •35 million people are living with HIV


    •2.5 million new HIV infections each year
    •35 million people have died from AIDS
    •16 million children under 18 have been made
    orphans

    2011 Report on the global AIDS epidemic (UNAIDS)


    HIV/AIDS IN THE UK
    • 95,000 people living with HIV
    • Over 25% of those infected do not know they
    have HIV
    • 90% of all HIV infections are from having
    unprotected sexual contact
    • 5% of HIV infections are from sharing needles
    for drug taking
    • Only 1% of babies born to mothers who have
    HIV become infected
    THE HIV-HOP

    http://www.youtube.com/theHIVHop
    THE HIV-HOP
    • You can’t get HIV from kissing, hugging or
    sharing drinks
    • You can’t get HIV from handshakes, high fives,
    smiles or winks
    • You can get HIV from having sex without using
    a condom
    • HIV prejudice is hateful, hurtful and
    discriminates
    WHAT YOU CAN DO:
    • Wear the red ribbon to show support for
    those living with HIV/AIDS

    • Be aware and educated about HIV/AIDS

    • Find out what’s going on and get involved

    • Challenge prejudice and stigma


    “History will surely judge us harshly if we do not respond with
    all the energy and resources that we can bring to bear in the
    fight against AIDS.”

    “Ask yourselves what you can do as a global citizen in the fight


    against HIV & AIDS.”

    “We must never forget our own responsibilities.”

    Nelson Mandela

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