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Surviving AIDS
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Viewing Ideas
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Before Watching
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Review with students the difference between bacterial and viral
infections and have students list examples of each
(bacteria are live organisms that cause infections such as
tuberculosis or pneumonia; viruses are nonliving particles
that can only reproduce inside of a living cell using the
cell's machinery and can cause illnesses such as colds or the
flu).
Outline how antibodies, helper T cells and killer T cells work
in the immune system and how vaccines work.
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Discuss the difference between HIV (human immunodeficiency
virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
(HIV is the virus that causes AIDS; HIV can remain dormant in
the body for years before developing into the disease known as
AIDS, the onset of which is marked by a drop in helper cells
and the start of certain illnesses.)
After Watching
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People sometimes have to make critical health decisions without
knowing the outcome for certain, such as John Cerevasky who
stopped his antiviral therapy to find out how his immune system
would react on its own. Ask students what they might have done
if they were in that situation. What factors go into making such
a decision? What kind of information would you want to have
before making a decision like that?
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Although AIDS is the leading cause of death worldwide, the
disease that causes it is totally preventable. Have students
design a prevention education campaign that would appeal to
their peers. What is the most important message to get across?
What would be the most persuasive way to send that message?
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