What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus severely damages the immune system by infecting and destroying certain white blood cells. HIV is passed from person to person via blood, semen or mucous membranes. Pregnant women may pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding. Some people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection. An HIV positive test result does not mean a person has AIDS.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is developed after a person has been in contact with HIV. AIDS is a collection of infections and cancers that people with HIV might develop. AIDS weakens the immune system making it difficult for a person to fight illness. If a person gets one of these infections or cancers after they are HIV+ they are said to have AIDS. Many of these infections that cause AIDS are harmless to a healthy immune system.
How is HIV/AIDS transmitted? Does HIV/AIDS only affect certain types of people?
HIV/AIDS can infect anyone regardless of age, race or sexual preference.
Transmission People can contract HIV in multiple ways.
o Unprotected sex with an infected person
o Sharing a needle with someone who uses intravenous drugs
o Transmission from a mother to her unborn fetus
However, you cannot get HIV through daily social contact such as:
o Hugging
o Shaking hands
o Sharing a swimming pool or toilet
o Coughing sneezing, tears or insect bites
People living with HIV/AIDS, to varying degrees, are stigmatized throughout the world. What is the root cause of discrimination? Why do you think people who have HIV/AIDS suffer from discrimination?
Discrimination is to make a distinction between people on the basis of a class or category (i.e. gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, socio-economic status, sexual preference) without regard to individual merit. HIV/AIDS discrimination is the unfair treatment of people who may or may not be infected with HIV/AIDS or be associated with people who are considered likely to contract HIV. Discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS exists because of a lack of information. Fear tends to come from wrong information about this epidemic.
Useful vocabulary:
Epidemic, Discrimination, Vaccine, Human Rights, Discrimination, Developing World, Poverty, homosexuality, homosexual, gay/s, prostitution, prostitute, condom
Technology, Survival, Fairness, Defense/Protection, Epidemic,
Public Health, Acceptance/
Rejection, International
Cooperation, Collaboration, International Law,
Civil Society, NGOs (non-
governmental organizations)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the virus that causes AIDS. This virus severely damages the immune system by infecting and destroying certain white blood cells. HIV is passed from person to person via blood, semen or mucous membranes. Pregnant women may pass HIV to their baby during pregnancy, delivery or breast feeding. Some people will develop AIDS as a result of their HIV infection. An HIV positive test result does not mean a person has AIDS.
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is developed after a person has been in contact with HIV. AIDS is a collection of infections and cancers that people with HIV might develop. AIDS weakens the immune system making it difficult for a person to fight illness. If a person gets one of these infections or cancers after they are HIV+ they are said to have AIDS. Many of these infections that cause AIDS are harmless to a healthy immune system.
How is HIV/AIDS transmitted? Does HIV/AIDS only affect certain types of people?
HIV/AIDS can infect anyone regardless of age, race or sexual preference.
Transmission People can contract HIV in multiple ways.
o Unprotected sex with an infected person
o Sharing a needle with someone who uses intravenous drugs
o Transmission from a mother to her unborn fetus
However, you cannot get HIV through daily social contact such as:
o Hugging
o Shaking hands
o Sharing a swimming pool or toilet
o Coughing sneezing, tears or insect bites
People living with HIV/AIDS, to varying degrees, are stigmatized throughout the world. What is the root cause of discrimination? Why do you think people who have HIV/AIDS suffer from discrimination?
Discrimination is to make a distinction between people on the basis of a class or category (i.e. gender, race, ethnic origin, religion, socio-economic status, sexual preference) without regard to individual merit. HIV/AIDS discrimination is the unfair treatment of people who may or may not be infected with HIV/AIDS or be associated with people who are considered likely to contract HIV. Discrimination against people living with HIV/AIDS exists because of a lack of information. Fear tends to come from wrong information about this epidemic.
Useful vocabulary:
Epidemic, Discrimination, Vaccine, Human Rights, Discrimination, Developing World, Poverty, homosexuality, homosexual, gay/s, prostitution, prostitute, condom
Technology, Survival, Fairness, Defense/Protection, Epidemic,
Public Health, Acceptance/
Rejection, International
Cooperation, Collaboration, International Law,
Civil Society, NGOs (non-
governmental organizations)
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