1. HIV/AIDS DalmasMoka Secondary School, Kenya TAF Academy, USA

2. How does HIV/AIDS impact the Taita and western Washington communities and the sustainability of these communities?

3. SeaVuria: a unique partnership

4. History

5. Human Immunodeficiency Virus http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/index.htm

6. By sexual contact Blood transmission Breastfeeding Method of infection/transmission

7. Mode of attack

8. HIV can spread through: Air, water, saliva, tears or sweat Mosquitoes Casual contact like shaking hands or sharing dishes Closed-mouth or “social” kissing A person receiving treatment for HIV cannot spread the disease Partners who are both HIV positive need not practice safe sex Common misconceptions

9. Flu like symptoms Fever Rash Muscle aches Swollen lymph nodes and glands Extreme weight loss Sweaty nights Early symptoms

10. Chronic yeast infections or thrush(yeast infection of the mouth) Fever and/or night sweats easy bruising Bouts of extreme exhaustion Unexplained body rashes Appearance of purplish lesions on the skin or inside mouth Sudden unexplained weight loss Chronic diarrhea lasting for a month or more Severe symptoms

11. A blood test Diagnosis/testing

13. CUMULATIVE CASES BY ETHNICITY(Estimated number of cases in 2006 in parentheses) Graphs

14. prognosis

15. Without medication eight to ten years With medication ten to 15 years How long it takes for Aids to develop?

16. There is no cure for hiv and aids right now but a variety of drugs can be used in Treatment/effects/treatment timeline

17. Immune response

18. Current Research

19. found out i had hiv when i was pregnant at 16, was only with the lad 3 months and he didn't tell me he had it received a text when we broke up saying "go get tested in 3 months left u a little present" thought nothing of it until i found out i was pregnant then it all come together, at the moment, I'm getting numbers and advice i will get him put inside and not let him do what he did to me to other girls, i will get money and i will live a good life with MY daughter, he has nothing to do with MY child i refuse to let a hopeless scum bag into her life..I cried and cried for 2weeks then i sat there one day and i thought do i go through the rest of my life weeping or do i just live it to the fullest i wont let him or hiv ruin my life, its not a death sentence and ill be ok. Im healthy and ive met some amazing people since having it i look at life through a different light an appriate people around me so much more. I have an amazing boyfriend now who is hiv- but he accepts everything that comes with me and my daughter is the best thing to happen to me when ever i feel down i just look at her beautiful smile and think well if ididnt meet him i may not have hiv but i also wouldnt have this beautiful ray of light in my life. Summary: 16 year old girl who got pregnant and her boyfriend left her she has HIV. Real stories about real people in U.S.A.

20. Kenya stories

21. videos

22. An HIV/AIDS diagnosis can create social and emotional stigmas

23. Societal impacts - economic

24. Societal impacts – living w/ HIV/AIDS

25. Societal impacts -hardships

26. Call to Action

27. resources http://www.epigee.org/health/hiv_symptoms.html http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://whatnext.tht.org.uk/VirtualContent/2052/HIV_Life_cycle http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thebody.com/images/wg/intro