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H.I.V.
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A.I.D.S.
The condition known as AIDS
(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
...is the result of the HIV infestation
(Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
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H.I.V.
The virus is classified as a RETROVIRUS.
simple version---gtHIV infects the cell and
becomes part of that cells genetic code.
..in this form, it cannot be recognized by IMMUNE
SYSTEM.
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HIV ATTACKS..
..the T-cells of our Immune System.
Once inside, the virus can remain for years.
You may never know you have it..
..until you develop Full Blown AIDS
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FIVE BASIC POINTS ABOUT HIV AIDS
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HIV AIDS are forever. It is a fatal disease
that cannot (now) be cured.
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Basic Points, continued
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AIDS is not spread by casual contact.
or mosquitoes..
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AIDS is spread by
sexual intercourse
contaminated blood
contaminated hypodermic needles
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Basic Points, still continued
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An infected woman can give AIDS to her child
during pregnancy.
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Basic Points, still continued
A person can show no symptoms of AIDS and still
spread the infection.
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Vital Statistics Worldwide
Over 22 million people have died from AIDS.
Over 42 million people have HIV/AIDS
Over 19 million women are living with HIV/AIDS.
By the year 2010, five countries (Ethiopia,
Nigeria, China, India, and Russia) and will add
50 to 75 million infected people.
There are 14,000 new infections every day with
half of the 5 million new infections each year
occurring among people ages 15 to 24.
The UN estimates there are 14 million AIDS
orphans and that by 2010 there will be 25
million.
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Vital Statistics United States
An estimated one million people have HIV in the
United States, with approximately 40,000 new
infections occurring each year.
70 percent of these new infections occur in men
and 30 percent occur in women.
By race, 54 percent of the new infections in
the United States occur among African Americans,
and 64 percent of the new infections in women
occur in African American women.
75 percent of the new infections in women are
heterosexually transmitted.
Half of all new infections in the United States
occur in people 25 years of age or younger.