AIDS爱与生命同在.ppt

Important facts about the spread of AIDS AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people ages 25 - 44 in the United States, down from number one in 1995. The World Health Organization estimates that more than 25 million people worldwide have died from this infection since the start of the epidemic. In 2008, there were approximately 33.4 million people around the world living with HIV/AIDS, including 2.1 million children under age 15. WHAT IS AIDS? WHAT DOES “AIDS” MEAN? HOW DO YOU GET AIDS? WHAT’S NOT HIV INFECTION SPREAD BY? WHAT HAPPENS IF I’M HIV POSITIVE? HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE AIDS? IS THERE A CURE FOR AIDS? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Acquired means you can get infected with it Immune Deficiency means a weakness in the body’s system that fights diseases. Syndrome means a group of health problems that make up a disease. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make “antibodies,” special molecules to fight HIV. A blood test for HIV looks for these antibodies. If you have them in your blood, it means that you have HIV infection. People who have the HIV antibodies are called “HIV-Positive.” Sexual contact Blood Mother-to-child Casual contact such as hugging Mosquitoes Participation in sports Touching items that were touched by a person infected with the virus get fever, headache, sore muscles and joints, stomach ache, swollen lymph glands, or a skin rash . HIV disease becomes AIDS when your immune system is seriously damaged. If you have less than 200 CD4 cells or if your CD4 percentage is less than 14%, you have AIDS. There is no cure for AIDS. There are drugs that can slow down the HIV virus, and slow down the damage to your immune system. There is no way to “clear” the HIV out of your body. If I were a person with AIDS, do you give me a hug?  World Aids Day 2011,12,1 Started on 1st Dece