2. WHAT IS HIV AND AIDS?
HIV and AIDS is a disease caused by a virus
3. WHAT DOES HIV AND AIDS
S TA N D F O R ?
H: human A:acquired
I: immunodeficiency I: immunity
V: virus D:deficiency
S: Syndrome
4. HOW DOES THE HIV VIRUS ENTER
T H E H U M A N B O DY ?
During sexual activity with an infected person.
By the transfusion of blood from an infected person.
The transfer of blood from one infected person to
another accidentally or by sharing syringes amongst
infected drug users.
Through breast feeding from mother to child
7. TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
Anti-retroviral therapy
Abstain from sexual activity until you are older enough to commit
yourself to a single partner
Be Faithful to your partner
Knowing your Status
Condomise
9. MYTHS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS
Wrong ideas Correct facts
people believe that they can tell It is difficult to tell weather a
that a person is infected by the way person on is infected.
they look.
People believe that traditional As yet there is no cure.
healers have a cure for Aids In early days the disease was found
Many people believe that only in homosexual men but heterosexual
homosexual men can get HIV AIDS men have the most infections.
10. STATISTICS OF HIV AIDS
25
Percentages
20
15 2006
10
5 2007
0 2008
2009
2010
2011
Categories
11. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learners should be able to identify a disease caused by a virus.,
Learners should be able to list the way which HIV and AIDS can
enter the human body.
Learners should be able to discuss the discuss the treatment and
prevention of HIV and AIDS.
Learners should be able to differentiate between the correct facts
and wrong ideas about HIV and AIDS.
12. CLASS ACTIVITY
HIV and AIDS is caused by a ?(1)
What does HIV and AIDS stand for?(7)
How can person get infected with HIV and AIDS?(3)
Is there a cure for HIV and AIDS?(1)
List the treatment and prevention?(3)
Which year has a the highest percentage of total population?(1)
Total marks(16)
