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HIV/AIDS
And the Band Played On
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Who were the main characters?
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Where are they now?
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What was AIDS called at the
beginning of the epidemic in the U.S.?
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Misconceptions
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AIDS activism
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Stigma
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Act up
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Buddy groups
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Comments and Questions?
Act Up
(the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power)
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Founded in 1987 by Larry Kramer
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A model for other activist groups
(e.g., breast cancer activism)
Suggested films
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Longtime Companion
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Boys on the Side
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Gia
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Jeffrey
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Kids
How much do
you know about HIV/AIDS?
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
(AIDS) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Some people have been cured of
HIV/AIDS by highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART).
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Scientists have not actually seen a
human immunodeficiency virus.
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Women are more likely than men to
acquire HIV during vaginal intercourse with an infected partner.
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Viruses can "crawl" from one
surface to another.
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According to the CDC, at the end of
2003, an estimated 1,039,000 to 1,185,000 persons in the United States were
living with HIV/AIDS .
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A large percentage of patients for
whom HAART is effective experience negative side effects such as diabetes,
cholesterol problems, coronary artery disease, kidney stones, and neuritis.
8.
If a pregnant woman has HIV, her
child is sure to have it also.
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An infant can contract HIV through
breastfeeding.
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AIDS is no longer one of the top 5
killers worldwide.
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HIV has been spread through blood,
semen, and saliva.
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If you receive an HIV-positive
blood test, it means you definitely have AIDS.
13.
New HIV infections in 2005 numbered
around 45,669 in the U.S.
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You can often tell by looking at
someone whether or not he or she is the type to have an HIV.
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Condoms have been demonstrated to
help protect against HIV/AIDS.
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About half of the new HIV
infections each year in the U.S. occur among people age 13-24.
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The AIDS epidemic in the U.S.
reveals a growing proportion of cases in women and minority populations.
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In 2006, 4.3 million people
worldwide were newly infected with HIV and 3 million died from AIDS.
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As of 2006 it is estimated that
there are more than 40 million people worldwide infected with HIV/AIDS.
20.
HAART does little to prevent
person-to-person spread of HIV/AIDS.
21.
According to the World Health
Organization (WHO), early dramatic rises in HIV infections in North America and
Western Europe were successfully reversed by the mid-to-late 1980s thanks to
prevention campaigns that raised condom use among gay men from virtually zero to
well over 50%.
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In 1995, a study found that 50% of
single women (ages 15-44) in the United States reported that their partners had
used a condom during their last sexual intercourse.
23.
The life expectancy in Zimbabwe
dropped from 65 years to 39 years because of AIDS.
24.
Data from 18 to 25-year-old college
students found that 20% of the men in a study reported that they would lie about
having a negative HIV-antibody test to a partner.
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By the end of 2001, more than 10%
of AIDS cases had been diagnosed among people 50 and over.
26.
The CDC estimates that
approximately 1/3rd of those infected with HIV nationwide do not know they have
the infection.
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According to the CDC, in 2005,
African Americans, who make up approximately 13% of the US population, accounted
for about half of the estimated number of HIV/AIDS cases diagnosed
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The rate of AIDS diagnosis for
African American women was approximately 24 times the rate for white women and 4
times the rate for Hispanic women
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AIDS is the 5th leading
cause of death for African American women aged 25–34 years.
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African American and Hispanic women
account for over 50% of the reported heterosexually acquired cases of HIV/AIDS.
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1 in 20 people in Washington DC
have HIV.
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HIV versus AIDS
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HIV detection
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Blood test, oral test, home testing
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AIDS diagnostic criteria:
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Opportunistic infection
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Also includes pulmonary tuberculosis, recurrent pneumonia and
invasive cervical cancer as of 1993
Common Opportunistic Infections
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Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS):
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Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
(PCP)
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Toxoplasmosis:
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV):
Which fluids transmit HIV?
HIV/AIDS
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Cost of meds 20K/year
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New Treatments?
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Vaccine?
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Having another STI ↑ risk of
contracting HIV
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Risk Groups???
Origin of HIV
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Theories
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HIV developed from SIV (HIV-1 from
Chimpanzee, HIV-2 from Sooty Mangabeys)
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The Contaminated Needle Theory (extension of hunter theory)
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The Colonialism Theory (extension of hunter theory)
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The Conspiracy Theory
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First cases
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A plasma sample taken in 1959 from an adult male living in what is
now the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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HIV found in tissue samples from an American teenager who died in
St. Louis in 1969.
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HIV Prevention Attitude Scale
The higher the score, the more positive the
prevention attitude. Completing this scale can help you determine which
behaviors you might need to improve your HIV prevention attitude.
HIV/AIDS Information
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CDC
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1-800-342-AIDS
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National AIDS Hotline:
1-800-342-AIDS
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TESTING
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Organization Name
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte Merced Clinic
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Phone Number
209-723-7751 (main), 800-230-7526 (tollfree)
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Hours of Operation
Mon.-Wed., 8:30am-7:30pm; Thurs., 8:30am-6pm;
Fri., 8:30am-5pm; Sat., 9am-1pm.
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Organization Name
Merced County Department of Public Health Los Banos Office
Street Address
415 F St
Los Banos, California 93635-3612
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Phone Number
209-826-1340 (main)
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Hours of Operation Mon.-Fri.,
8am-5pm.