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HIV
Human Immunodeficiency
Syndrome
A specific type of virus (a
retrovirus)
No Cure
AIDS
No Cure
Stage 1 - Primary
Stage 2 Asymptomatic
Stage 3 - Symptomatic
emergence of opportunistic
infections and cancers
The immune
system weakens
The illnesses
become more
severe leading to
an AIDS
diagnosis
Opportunistic Infections
associated with AIDS
Bacterial
Tuberculosis (TB)
Strep pneumonia
Viral
Kaposi Sarcoma
Herpes
Influenza (flu)
Opportunistic Infections
associated with AIDS
Parasitic
Pneumocystis
carinii
Fungal
Candida
Cryptococcus
Modes of HIV/AIDS
Transmission
Blood products
Semen
Vaginal fluids
Breast Milk
Sharing Needles
Without sterilization
Through Sex
Mother-to-Baby
Before Birth
During Birth
Postpartum
Anonymous Testing
No name is used
Unique identifying number
Results issued only to test recipient
23659874515
Anonymous
Confidential Testing
Administration
Blood
Urine
Oral
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent
Assay/Enzyme Immunoassay (ELISA/EIA)
Radio Immunoprecipitation
Assay/Indirect Fluorescent Antibody
Assay (RIP/IFA)
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Western Blot Confirmatory test
Urine Testing
As sensitive as testing
blood
Safe way to screen for HIV
Can cause false positives in
certain people at high risk
for HIV
Oral Testing
Orasure
Counseling
Pre-test Counseling
Transmission
Prevention
Risk Factors
Voluntary & Confidential
Reportability of Positive Test
Results
Post-test Counseling
Treatment Options
Antiretroviral Drugs
AZT (Zidovudine)
Viramune (Nevirapine)
Protease inhibitors
Norvir (Ritonavir)
Opportunistic Infection
Treatment
Abstinence
Monogamous Relationship
Protected Sex
Sterile needles
Abstinence
Monogamous relationship
Protected Sex
Sterile Needles
If a needle/syringe or cooker is
shared, it must be disinfected:
Non-profit
Organization,
which provides
sterile needles in
exchange for
contaminated
ones
Thank You!