Group 7

Members:
Siow Kwong Nie
Fui Ting
Tharsini
Adriana
Ronny

HIV(Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus)

What is HIV???

It is caused by retrovirus.
It is the virus that can lead to
acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome, or AIDS.
Unlike some other viruses, the
human body cannot get rid of
HIV. That means that once you
have HIV, you have it for life.
No safe and effective cure
currently exists.
It affects specific cells of the
immune system, called CD4
cells, or T cells.

SIGN AND SYMPTOMS

on specific symptoms
Low grade fever
Weight loss
Headache
Muscle aches and joint pain
Rash
Sore throat
Swollen lymph glands, mainly
on the neck

Prevention
using condoms during sexual
intercourse

Avoid substance abuse

Stop abusing alcohol and drugs. These

substances, while fun, impair your
judgement and make you more likely to
make bad decisions or put you in a
situation where the decision is not
yours. Certain drugs, like intravenous
drugs, can also make you more likely to

Treat any other STDs or STIs you may get.

(STD-sexual
transmitted
Already
having
STDs anddisease)
STIs puts you at

higher risk for getting HIV. The infections

weaken your immune system and make you
more susceptible to contracting HIV when you
are exposed. You can also get vaccinated
against certain STD/Is like Hepatitis A and B, if
you are at high risk.

Needles
and share
syringes
can easily
carry HIV
NEVER
needles
or syringes
from one person to another. Never use
recreational drugs which use needles and
never use any needles not given to you
by your doctor. If you have problems with
addiction to these drugs, get help for
addiction and find out if your area has a
needle exchange program to help keep
you and others safe.

React
quickly
if youtobelieve
you've
become
If you do
expose
yourself
HIV, seek
medical
exposed
attention immediately. If treated within 72 hours (and
the sooner the better), you may be able to prevent the
HIV infection from permanently settling down in your
body through Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (or PEP)
treatment .PEP is not a 100% guarantee, with studies
showing the highest risk of failure with those treated
55 hours or more after exposure and males who
received penetrative anal sex.

Avoid contact with other people's blood and

certain other bodily fluids
You never know who has HIV, since there is no stereotype,
and someone may not even know if he or she is infected, so
the best policy is to always be careful. Avoid touching other
people's blood if at all possible and also avoid contact with
the other bodily fluids that can spread HIV. These fluids
include:
Semen (cum) and pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum)
Vaginal fluids
Rectal (anal) mucous
Breast milk
Amniotic fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, and synovial fluid
(usually only exposed if you work in a medical field)

THANK YOU!