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HIV/AIDs
By: Matteo, Dawson, Kevin, and Eelisa
A Global Issue
Diseases come in all shapes and forms
HIV/AIDs slowly disables immune system making body weak against disease
An uncured disease that threatens to destroy lives
The sharing of bodily fluids is the main point of infecting
Effect on the World
3rd World Countries are suffering, they cannot afford the proper health care to treat it
HIV hits everywhere across the world, possibly to anyone
In 270,000 , children have died globally from the disease
Background Info
HIV - Human immunodeficiency virusAIDS - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome HIV/AIDS is a current pandemic in the world. 3rd world countries –like South Africa are heavily affected
29.1% of pregnant women in South Africa have HIV
The deaths registered in South Africa alone rose 91% from 1998 to 2006.
60,000 deaths in 2006 in South Africa
Chosen Topic
HIV is a pandemic in the world, affecting everyone, but more so in South Africa.
South Africa is a country where health care is not available to everybody, so more people succumb to
the disease. Children are affected by
this disease, orphaning children and creating sadness to endure
It's a disease with no known cure, so only medicine to lessen the burden is available
SOS Children
operates in South Africa caring for children who have been orphaned or infected with HIV/AIDS
Action of Organization
They take care of the children who have been orphaned or infected with HIV, teaching them to practice safe habits, and helping them live a better life
They send children to villages that have air drops of clean water, food, clothing to help them become less vulnerable to HIV
Pros of SOS Children
They still help the children with AIDS live the remainder of their lives happier and better.
They help vulnerable children live in relatively safety from getting infected by HIV.
Youtube
There is conflict of interest in social relations in the discrimination of HIV/AIDs patients out of uneducated views of the disease
Interactive Activity
Four volunteers for the activity
saying symptoms of given card
Guess which stage of HIV/AIDs each volunteer is in
Symptoms of HIV
Enlarged lymph nodes Flu like symptoms May last from weeks to years Rash muscles aches Years later, body tires from the fight and AIDS is developed, the symptoms are a greater vulnerability of diseases and viruses.
AIDs Symptons
Certain diseases infect person appear that define the transition from HIV to AIDS
Fever and/or night sweats Easy bruising Bouts of extreme
exhaustion Unexplained body rashes Appearance of purplish lesions on the skin or inside mouth Sudden unexplained weight loss Chronic diarrhea lasting for a month or more
Prevention
Abstention of sexual activity
Testing for the disease to prevent the spreading of the disease
Do not share used needles as many unhygienic drug injections are used
Caution with blood transfusions
Treatment
HIV-various meds are used to slow down the process of HIV developing into AIDs, lengthening the process by a span of many years
AIDs-the patient is dependent of medicines needed everyday for the rest of their lives that are used to decrease the count of the virus in the body
Importance of Being Informed Pandemic disease, not just South Africa.
Will help you in preventing this from happening to you
To help further engage people in the importance of finding a cure
To support the cause!
Short Term Action
bake cookies, muffins, cake, brownies, etc.
with the money raised, donate it to a foundation which advocates issue
awareness demonstrations
on the disease
Long Term Action
to give awareness to the people at SAS
specifically targeting middle-schoolers with informative demonstration
Continue program of donation of goods and funds towards the children and the charity
Wiki
tells the background information about HIV/AIDs
Related what the virus is and how it works the situation in South Africa with the children
Link: http://global-community09.wikispaces.com/Hum1+Group3
OrganizationsUNICEF [United Nations Children Fund]
SOS ChildrenAIDS foundation South Africa
Reflect on Action
have already began selling goodsmade a good chunk of money already
Donating goods as wellProbably by end of a few weeks, we should have achieved our goal
Importance
This virus is uncured disease needs research for the well-being of infected persons
This virus has decreased the population of humans globally
The spreading of the disease can be spread unknowingly in the stage of no symptoms
May effect you and your family
Why One Should Act
People should try to empathize and understand what the people with HIV are living with in poor conditions when they can’t get any form of relief or treatment.
Imagine having your parents taken away from you because of the disease and having to support yourself all alone
Conclusion
This disease has uprooted so many lives, changing the course of lives for the worse
To unlock the greatest potential for the betterment of the world, every child needs a future they act in freedom unchained by disease
Works Cited
Slide 5-http://www.healthdev.org/viewmsg.aspx?msgid={FB744BA0-86B0-433A-985F-2CC3055ED700}
Slide 6-http://
media.stars.manchester.ac.uk/images/sport/sosnewlogo.jpeg
Slide 9-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI7p7zlfEi8
Slide 11-http://www.moonbattery.com/aids-patient.jpg
Slide 13 -http://www.everythingaboutweb.com/classes/table_files/images/pricingimg.jpg
Slide 19-http://dontconform.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/african_children3.jpg
General Resources:
http://www.avert.org/safricastats.htm - Lots of Statistics about AIDS in South Africahttp://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/southafrica_statistics.html - Statisticshttp://www.pgaf.org/pressreleases/south_africa_stats.html - Factshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_in_South_Africa - Relevant Articleshttp://www.avert.org/aidssouthafrica.htm - Articleshttp://www.youandaids.org/About%+Group3&feature=player_embedded Videojj