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Session Objectives
At the end of the module, the
participants should be able to:

Define and differentiate STI, HIV, and AIDS

Explain how HIV is transmitted from one
person to another
Correct misconceptions about how HIV is
acquired
Discuss how HIV affects the body
Learn how HIV and AIDS can be prevented
as well as treated and managed
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 This virus can only infect
human beings

The effect of the virus is to

create a deficiency (a failure
to work properly) within the
bodys immune system

This organism is a retro virus,

which means it can reproduce
itself by taking over the
machinery of the human cell

Source: UNAIDS. Training manual on HIV & AIDS for Catholic Church pastoral workers. Makati: UNAIDS. 2007.

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 Infectious agent:
HIV
Susceptible Reservoir:
host: Humans
Humans

Portal of ENTRY: Modes of transmission:

Lining of the vagina, Sex Portal of EXIT:
rectum, and opening of the Injection Drug Use Blood
urethra in males; Mother to Child Semen
Wounds or breaks in the Other transfer of body Vaginal Fluid
skin fluid Breast milk

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Status of
Immune
System INTRODUCTION OF
TREATMENT (OI/ARV)

HIV
Infection
AIDS Condition DEATH

0
Asymptomatic Symptomatic
Window period Stage Stage
(3 wks 6 mos) No signs and With signs and
symptoms symptoms
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 ACQUIRED The infection may be transmitted from
one person to another

IMMUNE The immune system is compromised

The body can no longer fight off

DEFICIENCY infections; individual may suffer from
two or more opportunistic infections

SYNDROME A person experiences a collection of

symptoms which could be fatal

Source:
UNAIDS. Training manual on HIV & AIDS for Catholic Church pastoral workers.

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 Source: Avert.org

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 Lung
infection
(ex. TB)

Swollen lymph
nodes
Fungal infections

Kaposis
sarcoma,
shingles
Photos from World Vision,
COH

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Source of illustration: DOH, Remedios AIDS
Foundation, UNICEF

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Source: DOH, Remedios AIDS
Foundation, UNICEF

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 Source of illustrations: DOH, Remedios AIDS
Foundation, UNICEF

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 Sources of illustrations: DOH, Remedios AIDS
Foundation, UNICEF; UNODC

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 How can I
protect myself
from HIV?

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 Infectious agent:
HIV
Susceptible Reservoir:
host: Humans
Humans

Portal of ENTRY: Modes of

Lining of the transmission: Portal of EXIT:
vagina or rectum, Sex Blood
Injection Drug Use Semen
upper digestive
Mother to Child Vaginal Fluid
tract in infants, or
Other transfer of Breast milk
breaks in the skin blood
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HIV-positive women can still give
birth to HIV-negative babies if they
follow certain precautions:

Take ARVs during pregnancy

Deliver the baby thru caesarian
operation
Use infant formula instead of
breast milk

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 Drug use and excessive alcohol intake can impair
an individuals decision-making process, putting
him/her in a situation where infection may occur.

The risk of HIV transmission can be reduced if

individuals would change their risky behaviors
and practices.

Education is important. People should be provided

with correct, accurate, and reliable information on
how they can protect themselves from HIV.

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 Have
Did you youor or any of
your
Did
Have you
you ororany
any ofof
your partners
partner(s) contract
yourpartners
your partner(s)
engaged in
sexually
undergodrugs
injected any blood
with
unprotected
transmitted sex (any
transfusion
shared or
form ofneedles
infection sex includes
in the last
organ
and/or transplant
syringes?
oral,(5)
five vaginal or anal)
from anyears?
unreliable
with a person with
source?
multiple sex
partners?

Source: PNAC

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 Voluntary counseling & testing
(VCT) individuals willing to
undergo testing of their own free
will
Provider-initiated counseling &
testing (PICT) a situation where
doctors encourage patients to
undergo testing
Source of illustration: DOH, Remedios AIDS
Foundation, UNICEF

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 Photo from World Vision

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 Pre-test counselling

Screening Test Confirmatory

HIV antibody detection: Test (if positive)
Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent
- Western Blot or Immunoblot
Assay (ELISA)
HIV antigen Test

Post-test counselling
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 Social hygiene clinics
DOH-licensed OFW clinics
Accredited HIV counseling & testing
centers (private and public facilities)
Treatment hubs (ex. PGH, San Lazaro
Hospital, RITM

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 Seek early medical treatment
Adopt a healthy lifestyle and
positive attitude.

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 Source of illustration: DOH, Remedios AIDS
Foundation, UNICEF

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 STI, generally acquired thru unsafe sexual
contact, is caused by microorganisms that
include HIV. A person with STI is thus more
vulnerable to HIV.
HIV, acquired in the same manner as most STIs,
is a microorganism that attacks and destroys the
human immune system. This leads to a
condition known as AIDS, where the body no
longer has a functioning immune system to ward
off opportunistic infections and malignancies,
which ultimately prove fatal.

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Successful HIV transmission occurs
when these 4 elements are present: (1)
exit the means by which the virus
leaves the body of an infected person,
(2) the sufficiency of the amount of
virus transmitted, (3) the ability of the
virus to survive in a new environment,
and (4) the point of entry to another
body.
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THREE BASIC COMPONENTS OF
TREATMENT AND CARE
(1)Regular blood test to determine
amount of HIV in the blood
(2)Taking anti-retroviral drugs
(3)Treatment of opportunistic infections

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