Form 11

Good morning, pupils!

Today’s topic is “The problem of AIDS in Ukraine”.

Answer the questions:

1) Are you taught about AIDS at school?

2) What's your government doing to combat AIDS?

3) What's the best protection against AIDS?

4) Is AIDS a taboo subject in our country?

What Is AIDS?

AIDS is the late stage of HIV infection that occurs when the body’s immune system is badly damaged because of the virus.

Do the HIV and AIDS quiz

1) What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

a) HIV is a virus and AIDS is a bacterial disease

b) There is no difference between HIV and AIDS

c) HIV is the virus that causes AIDS

2) Is there a cure for AIDS?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Only available on prescription

3) Approximately how many people are living with HIV worldwide

a) 37,9  million

b) 23 million

c) 13 million

4) Can you get AIDS from sharing the cup of someone with HIV ?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Only if you don't wash the cup

5) Can insects transmit HIV?

a) Yes

b) No

c) Only mosquitoes

6) AIDS was first reported in the U.S. in …

a) 1975

b) 1981

c) 1986

7) HIV is believed to have evolved from a similar virus found in which animal?

a) Baboon

b) Chimpanzee

c) Elephant

d) Guinea pig

8) Which country has the highest number of people living with HIV?

a)South Africa

b) Nigeria

c) India

Read some information from the Net as for preventing HIV and write down some rules.

HOW CAN HIV BE PREVENTED?

Despite considerable investment and research, there is no HIV and AIDS vaccine.

However, there are other ways that people can protect themselves from HIV infection.

HIV education needs to be culturally appropriate and can take place in various

settings, for example lessons at school, media campaigns, or peer education of HIV.

PREVENTING CAN HIV BE PREVENTED?

`Safer sex` refers to things that a person can do to minimize their risk of HIV infection

during sexual intercourse; most importantly, using condoms consistenly and correctly.

A person can be certain that they are protected against HIV infection by choosing not

to have sex at all, or by only doing thing that do not involve any blood or sexual fluid from one person getting into another person`s body.

Effective sex education is important for providing young people with the knowledge

and skills to protect themselves from sexual transmission of HIV.

PREVENTING TRANSMISSION OF HIV THROUGH BLOOD

Injecting drug users who share injecting equipment or works are at risk of HIV

infection. Needle exchange programmes can help to prevent HIV transmission among drug users by providing clean needles and disposing of used ones.

Health care workers can be exposed to HIV infected blood while at work.

The most effective way to limit their risk of HIV infection is to wash hands and wear

protective barriers(gloves, aprons, goggles).

TRANSMISSION OF HIV MOTHER TO CHILD PREVENTING

Mother-to-child transmission of HIV can be prevented by using antiretroviral drugs,

which reduce the chances of a child becoming infected with HTV to less than 2%.Once a child is born, safer infant feeding practices can also greatly reduce the risk of HIV being passed on from mother to child.

This is why HTV testing in pregnancy is a crucial prevention measure.

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