what does AIDS stand for?

and HIV

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

human immunosupressive virus

where did it originate from . how

africa; money bite

fist aids in canada was reported in what year?

1982

what is the criteria to have AIDS?

• HIV positive
• and has 1+ symptoms of 26
• has specifically defined clinical conditinos that weaken their immune system.
• low or no t cells

lets talk about the biology of AIDS

• infectious diease enters the body and uses the cell machinery to make copies of itself and destroy the host in progress
• mutiplies in t lymphocytes
• desterys t cell counts
• person is vulnerable to infection that not a threat to normal people
• acute symptoms: flu like symptoms, fever, fatigue, swollen lymph
• takes a few weeks for antibody to incrase for a positive result.
• you can still spread before tested positive!
  

what are the most important route of transmission of aids?

receptive anal intercouse and vaginal intercourse.

main routes of transmission

1. intimate contact with body fluids; seman, breast milk, vag, blood
2. unprotected sex
3. needles
4. mother to fetus

epidemology of AIDS in CND

• mortality rate increase btw 1980 and late 1990
• peak at 1995
• declined dramatically
• females dying with aids are incrasing
• homo men sex - 27%
• hetero - 11%
• highgest amoung 30-39; started in the 20
• steadily declining
• IDU ; injection drug use
• poor, sextrade and NATS

in africa?

1. transmission is mainly hetero
2. 12 million deaths -- 3 mill is children
3. forced intercourse
4. decreases the life expectancy
5. education programs increased
6. condoms increased

how about asia? and europe? thailand? india

asia: 7 mill died, mostly by prostitution and IDU

india: 4 mill died,

thailand has a serious prob because of sex workers

europe - most rapid in eastern europe.

its easy to tract AIDS than HIV because

number of deaths and health records. not all HIV positive people come in for checks

treament for aids/hiv?

no vaccine or cure

drug therapy is limited

effort is mostly for the prevention

safer sex? reduce infection by

abstinence

condoms

selective partners

communication

masturbation

HIV testting; needles; blood;

needles: be careful with what youre doing with needles

sterilze them

blood: screen blood donors first

hiv testing: do it to find out, do it regularly  if you are sexually active

herpes simplex; name the two types

• VIRUS
• HSV1 - facial - lips mouth (fever blisters or cold sores)
• HSV2 - genital -- vag, anal
• asymptomatic -- like the flue
• its worldwide
• prevalance is higher in lower socialeco goups, and crowded lving cndians
• life long, no cure
• will subside and reoccure
• usually 4/year
• can cause meningitis, cervical cancer
• prevention; condoms, foams jellies and drugs

hepatitis means?

inflammation of the liver

mild cases? if they progress? what happens

mild: flu like symptoms

severe: nausea, vomiting, dark urine, abdominal pain, jaundice. joint paint, rash, liver cancer ,death

how are hep A and hep E transmitted?

fecal oral route --- contaminated food,

common in institution, day cars, and low cost housing projects

hep c, hep b and hep d are transmitted how?

same modes as HIV--- body fluids

hep b is found in all body fluids and is infectious.

hemophiliac?

 high risks of infection; cant clot blood properly

main modes of tranmission?

injection and sex

hep c

biggest risk factor is injection

prevalence is 2% in the gen pop