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MYTHS ABOUT HIV/AIDS
MICHAEL ARMSTRONGMARI EARLENICOLE SMITHDIAO BALDE
INTRODUCTION9
HIV IS CURABLE
• No known “cure”
• Treatment
• Happiness
2
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TELL IF SOMEONE HAS HIV/AIDS
• Symptoms
• Protect yourself
• Safer sex
10
IF AN HIV POSITIVE WOMAN GETS PREGNANT, HER CHILD WILL ALSO GET HIV• Statistics
• Breastfeeding
• Test first!
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IF BOTH PARTNERS HAVE HIV, THEY DON’T HAVE TO PRACTICE SAFE SEX
• Different strains
• Possibilities
• Treatment
2
I CAN GET HIV FROM BEING AROUND SOMEONE WITH AN HIV INFECTION• Breathing the same air
• Toilet seats
• Water fountains
• Gym equipment
• Hugging or kissing
• Sharing eating utensils
• TRUTH
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IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I GET HIV BECAUSE THE DRUGS WILL KEEP ME PERFECTLY HEALTHY• About the drugs
• No drugs cure HIV
• Challenges
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I CAN’T GET HIV OR AIDS FROM BODY PIERCINGS OR TATTOOS
• Sterilization
• Centers for Disease Controland Prevention
• New needles
• Ask questions
10
HAVING SEX WITH A VIRGIN CURES HIV
• Where it originated
• What it causes
• NOT TRUE
• Could spread the disease
3
HIV AND AIDS ARE SYNONYMOUS
• HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
11
PEOPLE WITH HIV HAVE A SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY
Every individual experiences HIV differently. Individuals who have access to antiretroviral treatment and doctor care have a life expectancy of anywhere from 20-50 years.
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WOMEN CANNOT TRANSMIT HIV TO MEN
• Harder for this tohappen
• Still possible!
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THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HIV IS GOING DOWN• In America, new cases decreased
• People living with HIV increased
• In developing nations, people infected and dying from HIV continues to rise
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“HIV FOR MANY PEOPLE DEFIES PRECISE CLASSIFICATION: IT DOES NOT FIT THE PROFILE OF A ‘NORMAL’ DISEASE. IT INFLICTS THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING WORLD IN DIFFERENT WAYS, HAS A LONG PERIOD OF APPARENT INACTIVITY (MAKING ANALYSIS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT DIFFICULT), AND ANY OF A LARGE NUMBER OF SYMPTOMS CAN PRESENT AS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WEAKENS, THEN REVIVES.”
CONCLUSION5, 6
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