HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Nassau and Suffolk counties have Nassau and Suffolk counties have the highest # of HIV & AIDS cases. the highest # of HIV & AIDS cases. More than any other suburb in the More than any other suburb in the

USA!USA!

* As of 12/2000, 6484 cases of * As of 12/2000, 6484 cases of AIDS have been REPORTEDAIDS have been REPORTED

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

Every 60 seconds….Every 60 seconds….20 new people are diagnosed with 20 new people are diagnosed with

HIVHIV

Every 45 minutes…Every 45 minutes…400 people die from AIDS 400 people die from AIDS

complications…complications…

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS Myths and facts quizMyths and facts quiz

A virus that A virus that attacks your attacks your immune systemimmune system

HIV/AIDS is very HIV/AIDS is very smart, it smart, it MUTATES and MUTATES and has many formshas many forms

THERE IS NO THERE IS NO CURECURE

HIV/AIDS – CAUSESHIV/AIDS – CAUSES Blood to blood Blood to blood

contactcontact Sharing needlesSharing needles Sexual IntercourseSexual Intercourse SemenSemen Breast MilkBreast Milk PromiscuousPromiscuous MonogamousMonogamous Tattoos & PiercingTattoos & Piercing

Tattoos & Body PiercingTattoos & Body Piercing

Can get Can get HIV & HIV & HepatitisHepatitis

Is your tattoo artist Is your tattoo artist a doctor or a a doctor or a painter?painter?

Paints hold disease Paints hold disease more than the more than the needles needles (researchers don’t (researchers don’t know why!)know why!)

Tattoos & Body PiercingTattoos & Body Piercing Artists often pour Artists often pour

leftover ink into leftover ink into the bottlethe bottle

Sterilization Sterilization process found not process found not to be working!to be working!

Is your body Is your body piercing from a piercing from a doctor or doctor or somebody else?somebody else?

- Do they know - Do they know neurology?neurology?

Stages of HIV/AIDSStages of HIV/AIDS

5 Stages/Phases5 Stages/Phases Stage 1:Stage 1:

– POINT OF INFECTIONPOINT OF INFECTION– Occurs 2 weeks after exposure to Occurs 2 weeks after exposure to

diseasedisease– PERSON HAS PERSON HAS FLU-LIKE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMSSYMPTOMS

Stages of HIV/AIDSStages of HIV/AIDS

Stage 2:Stage 2:– WINDOW PERIODWINDOW PERIOD – (also known as SEROCONVERSION)(also known as SEROCONVERSION)– This is the time when an HIV This is the time when an HIV

antibody test will be antibody test will be NEGATIVENEGATIVE! ! (~6 months)(~6 months)

– No damage has yet occurred to the No damage has yet occurred to the immune systemimmune system

Stage 2 (continued)Stage 2 (continued)

– Immune system begins to produce Immune system begins to produce HIV antibodies (like any other HIV antibodies (like any other disease)disease)

– These antibodies DO NOT perform These antibodies DO NOT perform their expected function of fighting their expected function of fighting off HIV and restoring the individual off HIV and restoring the individual to healthto health

– Person feels “normal”Person feels “normal”– Person continues with their lifestylePerson continues with their lifestyle

Stages of HIV/AIDSStages of HIV/AIDS

Stage 3:Stage 3:– ASYMPTOMATIC PERIODASYMPTOMATIC PERIOD– HIV test will now be HIV test will now be POSITIVE!POSITIVE!– HIV INFECTED PERSON WILL SHOW HIV INFECTED PERSON WILL SHOW NO SYMPTOMSNO SYMPTOMS AT THIS TIME AT THIS TIME

– Person feels “normal”Person feels “normal”– Person continues with their lifestylePerson continues with their lifestyle

Stages of HIV/AIDSStages of HIV/AIDS

ASYMPTOMATIC PHASEASYMPTOMATIC PHASE– This phase may last This phase may last 10+ years10+ years– Medical science has not been able Medical science has not been able

to identify factors which either to identify factors which either shorten or prolong the period shorten or prolong the period during which the immune system is during which the immune system is damaged to the point that the damaged to the point that the infected individual begins to infected individual begins to become ill.become ill.

Stages of HIV/AIDSStages of HIV/AIDS

SYMPTOMATIC PHASESYMPTOMATIC PHASE (stage 4) (stage 4) - Fever without known cause- Fever without known cause - Profuse night sweats- Profuse night sweats - Swollen glands & minor infections- Swollen glands & minor infections - Chronic fatigue- Chronic fatigue - Weight loss unrelated to diet or - Weight loss unrelated to diet or

exerciseexercise - Diarrhea, thrush…- Diarrhea, thrush…

Stages of HIV/AIDS Stages of HIV/AIDS (stage 5)(stage 5)

Full Blown AIDSFull Blown AIDS T-Cell count drops T-Cell count drops

below 200/ml bloodbelow 200/ml blood * Must be reported * Must be reported

when T-cell count when T-cell count drops below 500/ml drops below 500/ml blood blood (normally 1400-1800 /ml (normally 1400-1800 /ml blood)blood)

OpportunisticOpportunistic infectionsinfections kill the kill the personperson

HIV/AIDSHIV/AIDS

As of 6/1/00 As of 6/1/00 mandatory mandatory reporting BY NAME!reporting BY NAME!

Mandated Mandated reporters… medical reporters… medical professionals & professionals & laboratorieslaboratories

Tests – ELISA & Tests – ELISA & Western BlotWestern Blot

Testing PositiveTesting Positive Partner notification - yourself or Partner notification - yourself or

by Partner Notification Assistance by Partner Notification Assistance Program (PNAP)Program (PNAP)

Telling your friends? MUST BE Telling your friends? MUST BE DONE or person is LEGALLY liable DONE or person is LEGALLY liable (people in jail now for knowingly (people in jail now for knowingly infecting others) infecting others) <Buffalo, NY> <Buffalo, NY>

HIV/AIDS info.HIV/AIDS info. Untreated STD …Untreated STD … Easier chanceEasier chance of of

contracting HIV or contracting HIV or giving it to another giving it to another partnerpartner

Medication – AZT, Medication – AZT, Drug CocktailsDrug Cocktails

Pregnant women on Pregnant women on meds, 98% chance of meds, 98% chance of not infecting their not infecting their babybaby

Cost…Cost… $12-20,000/month!$12-20,000/month!

Prevention of STD’sPrevention of STD’s

Promiscuous Promiscuous MonogamousMonogamous ABSTINENCEABSTINENCE – –

THE ONLY WAY THE ONLY WAY TO ALMOST TO ALMOST GUARANTEE GUARANTEE PREVENTIONPREVENTION

LATEX CONDOM LATEX CONDOM - helps but - helps but does does

notnot guaranteeguarantee you will not catch you will not catch anythinganything

- “Safer Sex”- “Safer Sex” Other types of Other types of

condomscondoms Spermicidal foamsSpermicidal foams Oral Sex – still Oral Sex – still

risky behaviorrisky behavior

Information and HelpInformation and Help

Anonymous HIV Testing Phone #’sAnonymous HIV Testing Phone #’s - Nassau county 565-4628 - Nassau county 565-4628

1-800-462-67851-800-462-6785 HIV Hotline – 1-800-962-5065HIV Hotline – 1-800-962-5065

Long Island Assoc. For AIDS Care Long Island Assoc. For AIDS Care 1-877-865-42221-877-865-4222

New York State Dept. of New York State Dept. of HealthHealth 1-800-541-1-800-541-AIDSAIDS

Information and HelpInformation and Help

WebsitesWebsites - - http://www.avert.org - - http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/ - - http://www.noah-health.org/

(health info)(health info) - - http://www.cdc.gov/

(disease & gen. Info)(disease & gen. Info) - - http://www.fda.gov/

(food & drug admin.)(food & drug admin.)