HIV and AIDS
By Jasmine De Leon and Onyi Ojogwu
What is HIV and AIDS?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- destroys CD4 helper lymphocyte (a defense cell part of the body's immune system)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
- as the HIV destroys the lymphocytes, people with it develop serious infections they normally would not get (making them immune deficient)
How is HIV transmitted?
- unprotected (not using a condom) oral, vaginal, or anal sexual intercourse
- sharing of needles used to inject steroids or used in tattooing
- If you have a STD (sexually transmitted disorder) and have sex with infected partners
What are Signs and Symptoms of HIV/AIDS?
- rapid weight loss
- chronic diarrhea
- heavy sweating at night
- trouble remembering things
- frequent fevers that last for several weeks with no explanation
What problems can HIV/AIDS cause?
- Girls can get severe yeast infections or Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)
- unable to fight infections such as tuberculosis because immune system weakened
- Meningitis (infection on surface area of the brain)
- Encephalitis (infection in the brain)
How would you prevent getting HIV/AIDS?
- abstaining from sexual intercourse (not having vaginal, oral, or anal sex)
- always using latex condoms for all types of sexual intercourse
- never sharing needles
- avoiding contact with the bodily fluids through which HIV is transmitted
How do you treat HIV/AIDS?
There is no cure for HIV/AIDS.
- medicines can resist infections, and slowing the process of HIV/AIDS, and prolong a persons life but cannot stop the disease
- currently, there is a vaccine being developed by researchers for a cure
Works Cited
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