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MYTHS ABOUT HIV/AIDS MICHAEL ARMSTRONG MARI EARLE NICOLE SMITH DIAO BALDE

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MYTHS ABOUT HIV/AIDS

MICHAEL ARMSTRONGMARI EARLENICOLE SMITHDIAO BALDE

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INTRODUCTION9

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HIV IS CURABLE

• No known “cure”

• Treatment

• Happiness

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YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TELL IF SOMEONE HAS HIV/AIDS

• Symptoms

• Protect yourself

• Safer sex

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IF AN HIV POSITIVE WOMAN GETS PREGNANT, HER CHILD WILL ALSO GET HIV• Statistics

• Breastfeeding

• Test first!

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IF BOTH PARTNERS HAVE HIV, THEY DON’T HAVE TO PRACTICE SAFE SEX

• Different strains

• Possibilities

• Treatment

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I CAN GET HIV FROM BEING AROUND SOMEONE WITH AN HIV INFECTION• Breathing the same air

• Toilet seats

• Water fountains

• Gym equipment

• Hugging or kissing

• Sharing eating utensils

• TRUTH

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IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I GET HIV BECAUSE THE DRUGS WILL KEEP ME PERFECTLY HEALTHY• About the drugs

• No drugs cure HIV

• Challenges

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I CAN’T GET HIV OR AIDS FROM BODY PIERCINGS OR TATTOOS

• Sterilization

• Centers for Disease Controland Prevention

• New needles

• Ask questions

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HAVING SEX WITH A VIRGIN CURES HIV

• Where it originated

• What it causes

• NOT TRUE

• Could spread the disease

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HIV AND AIDS ARE SYNONYMOUS

• HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

• AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

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PEOPLE WITH HIV HAVE A SHORT LIFE EXPECTANCY

Every individual experiences HIV differently. Individuals who have access to antiretroviral treatment and doctor care have a life expectancy of anywhere from 20-50 years.

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WOMEN CANNOT TRANSMIT HIV TO MEN

• Harder for this tohappen

• Still possible!

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THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFECTED WITH HIV IS GOING DOWN• In America, new cases decreased

• People living with HIV increased

• In developing nations, people infected and dying from HIV continues to rise

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“HIV FOR MANY PEOPLE DEFIES PRECISE CLASSIFICATION: IT DOES NOT FIT THE PROFILE OF A ‘NORMAL’ DISEASE. IT INFLICTS THE DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING WORLD IN DIFFERENT WAYS, HAS A LONG PERIOD OF APPARENT INACTIVITY (MAKING ANALYSIS OF CAUSE AND EFFECT DIFFICULT), AND ANY OF A LARGE NUMBER OF SYMPTOMS CAN PRESENT AS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WEAKENS, THEN REVIVES.”

CONCLUSION5, 6

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1. BRIDGES, DEBBIE, MD, 2009. THE TOP TEN MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS. HTTP://WWW.WEBMD.COM/HIV-AIDS/TOP-10-MYTHS-MISCONCEPTIONS-ABOUT-HIV-AIDS. ASSESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012.2. CICHLOKI, MARK R.N. ABOUT.COM , 2009. TOP 10 HIV AND AIDS MYTHS. HTTP://AIDS.ABOUT.COM/OD/TOPTENLISTS/TP/HIVMYTHS.HTM. ACCESSED FEBRUARY 3, 20123. FLANAGAN, JANE, 2001. SOUTH AFRICAN MEN RAPE BABIES AS “CURE” FOR AIDS. HTTP://WWW.TELEGRAPH.CO.UK/NEWS/WORLDNEWS/AFRICAANDINDIANOCEAN/SOUTHAFRICA/1362134/SOUTH-AFRICAN-MEN-RAPE-BABIES-AS-CURE-FOR-AIDS.HTML. ASSESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012.4. HARVARD HEALTH PUBLICATIONS. 2010. LIFE EXPECTANCY AFTER HIV INFECTION: GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME. HTTP://HEALTH.MSN.COM/HEALTH-TOPICS/AIDS-HIV/LIFE-EXPECTANCY-AFTER-HIV-INFECTION-GETTING-BETTER-ALL-THE-TIME. ACCESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012. 5. HODGSON, I. 1999. MYTH AND HIV: THE ROLE OF CULTURAL NARRATIVE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIV/AIDS. HTTP://WWW.BRAD.AC.UK/STAFF/IJHODGSON/SUMMARIES/PUBLICATIONS/CULTURE_MYTH_HIV.HTM#TOP. ACCESSED FEBRUARY 20, 2012. 6. LOMBINO, E. 2010. IS IT 1990 AGAIN? HIV/AIDS MYTHS ARE ALIVE AND ... SCARY. HTTP://NEWS.CHANGE.ORG/STORIES/IS-IT-1990-AGAIN-HIVAIDS-MYTHS-ARE-ALIVE-AND-SCARY. ACCESSED FEBRUARY 20, 2012.

SOURCES

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7. MORGAN D, MAHE C, MAYANJA B, OKONGO JM, LUBEGA R, WHITWORTH JA (2002). "HIV-1 INFECTION IN RURAL AFRICA: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN MEDIAN TIME TO AIDS AND SURVIVAL COMPARED WITH THAT IN INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES?". AIDS 16 (4): 597–632. DOI:10.1097/00002030-200203080-00011. PMID 11873003. HTTP://EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/HIV#CITE_NOTE-MORGAN2-14. ACCESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012. 8. SOWADSKY, R. 2010. SEPARATING MYTHS FROM FACTS. THE BODY: THE COMPLETE HIV/AIDS RESOURCE. HTTP://WWW.THEBODY.COM/CONTENT/ART2293.HTML. ACCESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012. 9. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, (AIDS.GOV) 2011. WHAT IS HIV/AIDS? HTTP://AIDS.GOV/HIV-AIDS-BASICS/HIV-AIDS-101/OVERVIEW/WHAT-IS-HIV-AIDS/. ASSESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012.10. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 2011. MYTHS ABOUT HIV/AIDS. HTTP://WOMENSHEALTH.GOV/HIV-AIDS/WHAT-IS-HIV-AIDS/MYTHS-ABOUT-HIV-AIDS.CFM. ASSESSED FEBRUARY 19, 2012.11. WEBMD. 2011. HIV AIDS PICTURES SLIDESHOW: MYTHS AND FACTS ON SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS. HTTP://WWW.MEDICINENET.COM/HIV_AIDS_MYTHS_AND_FACTS_PICTURES_SLIDESHOW/ARTICLE.HTM . ACCESSED FEBRUARY 15, 2012.

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