Module 2 - HIV and AIDS
Module 2 - HIV and AIDS
Module 2 - HIV and AIDS
people aged 10-24 make up one quarter of the worlds population, 1.5 billion of them in developing countries. Despite young peoples vulnerability to HIV infection, their needs are often overlooked when national AIDS strategies are designed and implemented.
million young people were living with HIV, 5.4 million of whom were young people 15-24 years of age. Over 3,000 young people are infected with HIV daily, most of them female. In Sub-Saharan Africa, 3.2 young people are living with HIV (YPLHIV) and three young women are infected for every young man.
showed that 28% of young adults thought that AIDS is curable while 73% thought that they areimmune to HIV. Young people make up the large percentage of the marginalized groups: injecting drug users (IDUs) sex workers (SWs) men who have sex with men (MSM) homeless or living on the streets, disabled, imprisoned or care-giving youth youth in conflict zones. In countries where marginalized populations face stigma, criminalization, and violence, these youth are driven underground, and are too fearful to access services.
range: 20-64 years). The 20-24 year (29%) and 25-29 year (28%) age-groups had the most cases. Forty-eight percent (58) of the reported cases were from the National Capital Region (NCR). For this year 2010, there were a total of 393 reported cases (Jan-March).
As of march 2010
HIV
HIV stands for
H
HIV
This is the virus termed HIV
because it infects and affects only HUMAN BEINGS. Secondly, when it affects human beings, it destroys the bodys ability to fight off diseases. This renders the immune system defenseless and vulnerable to all forms of infections.
HIV Infection
HIV Infection Successful entry of HIV Nobody is immune Usually asymptomatic for 5 to 10 years Lifelong infection pregnancy
Theories regarding HIV / AIDS: Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) from chimpanzee most likely mutated in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to cause AIDS. The Hunter Theory: It is said that the virus (SIV) was transferred to humans as a result of chimps being killed and eaten or their blood getting into cuts or wounds on the hunter. SIV on a few occasions adapted itself within its new human host and become HIV.
The Oral Polio Vaccine Theory: In this it is said that the virus was transmitted via various medical experiments (iatrogenically) especially through the polio vaccines. The Contaminated Needle Theory: African healthcare professionals were using one single syringe to inject multiple patients without any sterilization in between.
What is AIDS?
A-I-D-S stands for:
Acquired .. Something you get rather than you are born with Immune resistance or protection from disease Deficiency . absence of protective power Syndrome ..a variety of symptoms rather than one single disease
What is AIDS?
AIDS is the name of a disease,
which is caused by a virus that breaks down the bodys immune system and leads to fatal infection and later causes death to people.
AIDS.
intercourse
HIV can enter a persons
blood transfusion)
Today, because of blood screening and heat treatment, the risk of getting HIV from such transfusions is extremely small. Sharing of contaminated and unsterile needles and syringes can also predispose the person to acquiring the virus. Such instruments include injection needles, razor blades, safety pins, and many others among drug users, sharing needles becomes very risky activity and has caused many cases of HIV infection
This occurs mainly during pregnancy, during birth and during breastfeeding. Approximately one quarter to one third of all pregnant women infected with HIV will pass the infection to their babies.
PRODUCTS
Infected and unscreened
blood enters the bloodstream of another person either during blood transmission, organ donation and transplant, of the use of infected needles or syringes for injected drugs
CERVICAL FLUIDS
Semen comes from
males, vaginal / cervical fluids come from female. This transmission is done through unprotected sexual intercourse or unprotected sex, meaning to say no condom or any protective barrier is used during the intercourse.
deficiency may not cause any symptoms (known as the asymptomatic stage). Symptoms eventually develop are related to the disease or infection that attacks the body because of the failure of the immune system to protect the body
and night sweats Loss of appetite Unexplained difficulty of sleeping Unexplained weight loss which is not due to any voluntary actions (e.g dieting, physical activities) Swollen glands around the neck, armpits or groins ( known as the swollen lymphnodes)
that lasting for weeks or month Unusual skin problem or diseases Progressive shortness of breath Development of Kaposis Sarcoma, Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP), severe infections with yeast, cytomegalovirus, herpes virus and parasites are expected in the later stage of AIDS.
Progression of HIV
After few years, mild weight loss, mouth ulcers, itching, skin disease
HIV CAN NOT pass from one person to another in the following kinds of contact:
Wearing someone elses
clothes or using articles belonging to them that they have touched (for example towels, bedding, toilet articles Living or sleeping in the same room as a person with HIV/AIDS Hugging or Sleeping with a baby or a child who has HIV/AIDS Swimming in a swimming pool, river or waterhole with a person or people with HIV/AIDS
adult is HIV-positive Travelling on crowded buses with a person or people with HIV/AIDS A person with HIV/AIDS coughing or sneezing with you Sharing food, cups and plates with a person with HIV/AIDS Caring for someone who has developed AIDS when basic good hygiene is observed Mosquito bites
HIV Treatment Hubs (Source: Phil. National Aids Council): Ilocos Reg. Training and Medical Center ( Region 1) Baguio General Hospital (CAR) Cagayan Valley Medical Center Phil. General Hospital (NCR) San Lazaro Hospital (NCR) RITM (NCR) Bicol Reg. Training and Medical Center (Region V) Western Visayas Medical Center (Region VI) Corazon Locsin Medical Center (Region VI) Vicente Sotto Medical Center (Region VII) Zamboanga City Medical Center (Region IX) Davao Medical Center (Region XII)
likelihood that a person may become infected with HIV. Certain behaviors create, increase, and perpetuate risk. Examples:
unprotected sex with a partner whose
HIV status is unknown multiple sexual partnerships involving unprotected sex injecting drug use with contaminated needles and syringes
control of the individual that reduce the ability of individuals and communities to avoid HIV risk. These factors may include:
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LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AND PROPER APPLICATION SKILLS REQUIRED TO PROTECT ONESELF AND OTHER PEOPLE FACTORS PERTAINING TO THE QUALITY AND COVERAGE OF SERVICES (e.g. inaccessibility of service due to distance, cost or other factors) SOCIETAL FACTORS SUCH AS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, OR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL NORMS.
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practices, beliefs and laws that stigmatize and disempowered certain populations, limiting their ability to access or use HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services and commodities. These factors, alone or in combination, may create or exacerbate individual and collective vulnerability to HIV.
agents.