5th Grade Presentation

The Pennsylvania Board of Education has mandated that schools offer instruction as part of the on-going health curriculum during their education.

As per state guidelines, any student may be excused from instruction about HIV if a written request is furnished by the student’s parent/guardian.

A letter with dates of instruction will be posted on the building webpage prior to the start of the classes. Dates will also be on the nurse’s calendar.

Introduction to terminology and the immune system

Phases of HIV infection and transmission of the virus

Sources for accurate information and statistics

Post test

Acquired Something you get that you didn’t always have

Immune To be protected from injury or illness

Deficiency Not enough

Syndrome Disease, illness, or condition

A disease caused by a virus which the immune system

is unable to fight

Human

Immunodeficiency

Virus

Skin

Respiratory System

Gastrointestinal system

Immune System – system affected by the HIV

Stages of the

Chicken Pox Virus

1. Fever

2. Headache

3. Spots

4. Blisters

5. Scabbing

An infected person is able

to transmit the virus during

all phases of the illness

and is thought to remain

infected for life.

Period after infection

Before blood test becomes positive

May have self limiting brief illness

Once infected, may be infectious to others in a matter of days.

Virus rapidly reproduces

Remain symptom free for 6 months to average time of 11 years

Person looks and feels well

May have some immune abnormalities

HIV test becomes positive – presence of antibody

Last for months or years before a diagnosis of AIDS

Variety of symptoms – prolonged fever, swollen glands, weight loss, fatigue

Immune system growing weaker

Develop secondary infections

Immune system badly damaged

Can’t fight off other infections

T cells < 200

Opportunistic Infections take over

Blood Transmission IV drug users that share needles

Other kinds of needle sharing activities such as tattooing, body piercing

Pregnant woman to her unborn child

Having sex with someone who is infected with HIV

Casual contact

Swimming pools, insect stings, drinking fountains

Fluids that do not transmit HIV - sweat, urine, saliva, tears

Universal precautions

Blood donation/ transfusion

1. People can get HIV infection by being in the same room with a person with AIDS.

2. There is a vaccine to prevent HIV Infection.

3. HIV infection is transmitted by sneezing and coughing.

4. A person can get HIV infection by donating blood.

5. The Human Immunodeficiency virus can be transmitted by having sex with an infected individual.

6. People can look and feel healthy and still transmit the HIV.

7. People who inject drugs and share the needles are high risk for acquiring the AIDS virus.

8. An infected mother can transmit HIV to her unborn child.

9. People can get the HIV from sharing a soda. 10. Men cannot transmit the AIDS virus 11. Handwashing is one of the worst ways of

preventing any illness from being transmitted from one person to another.

Parents

Teachers Doctors and Nurses

Grandparents Friends

The Center for Disease Control

Pennsylvania Department of Health

Allegheny County Health Department

People living with HIV/AIDS worldwide – 34 million

People living with HIV/AIDS in the US – 1.6 million People newly infected with HIV worldwide –

2.7 million AIDS deaths since first discovered – 28

million AIDS deaths 2010- 1.8 million

Every 9 ½ minutes someone is infected with HIV

An estimated 40,600 become infected each year

More than 1 million people are living with HIV

Of these 1 million, 20% do not know that they are infected

Despite new therapies, people with HIV still develop AIDS

More than 1 million people have been diagnosed with AIDS

More than 14,000 people die each year

Cumulative cases AIDS 2864

Cumulative deaths from AIDS 1539

Deaths in 2010 4

Allegheny County population 1.22 million

Pennsylvania is ranked 7th in the number of AIDS cases reported

The top 3 states are California, New York and Florida

The lowest states are Vermont, South Dakota and Wyoming

Ongoing worldwide

Medical treatment helping HIV+ persons to stay alive longer

Drug Therapy – mixture of medications

Prevention is based on education

At the present time….

There is no known cure for HIV infection

There is no vaccine to protect against the HIV infection

Say “NO” to drugs

Always practice Healthy Habits

Abstain from sex

Keep informed as new information is available

1. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a disease for

which there is presently no known cure

2. The HIV attacks the immune system of the body that

usually fights off disease

3. HIV infection can be transmitted by a cough or a

handshake.

4. A mother with HIV infection can infect her unborn child.

5. Drug users that share needles can get the HIV

infection.

6. The HIV is transmitted through the blood of an

infected person.

7. Some of the chronic symptoms of HIV disease are long term fatigue, fever, swollen glands, and weight loss.

8. Once a person becomes infected with the HIV virus, he or she may have no symptoms but is still infectious.

9. Most people have acquired the HIV from having sex with someone who is infected.

10. AIDS is a dangerous disease that only adult men can get.