what is hiv & aids?

What is HIV & AIDS?Objective: To understand the basics of HIV & AIDS, how it effects the

body and how it is transmitted from person to person. a. What does HIV and AIDS stand for?

b. How does the HIV virus affect the body?

c. When does HIV become AIDS?

d. Do people die from AIDS? (think carefully about this)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITp4oT4a9E

How is HIV transmitted?

i. Outline the ways in which HIV can be transmitted.

ii. In what ways cannot it be transmitted?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8BwYFlTAGY

The Impact of HIV / AIDS on World Populations

Objective: To discover how AIDS can impact on populations around the world.

i. Why do people react to the man like this?

ii. How does this relate to AIDS?

iii. Do you think that the villagers have seen this video?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoMQwBu5FHo

How does Aids affect the population?

• a. Comment on the distribution of the 15 most affected countries on earth. What pattern emerges? Make a note of the top 5.

b. Comment on the distribution of affected countries in the continent of Africa.

c. Comment on the situation in Europe and North America making reference to % figures living with HIV/AIDS.

d. What is the % figure for your home country?

e. Comment on the overall pattern of AIDS deaths from 1990 to 2010 as set out in the bar chart. Make reference to numbers and peak dates in your description.

f. List the factors that contribute to a rapid spread in the top 15 countries in Africa. -USE THE SHEET TO HELP YOU!

Case Study: HIV in Botswana

Objective: To create a case study on Botswana and to explain the impact of AIDS and HIV on it’s population

Task 1: What causes the spread of HIV in a country?Use the information on the sheet provided to categorise the causes and effects of rapidly spreading HIV and AIDS!

What do we know about Botswana?

Stick me into your

book!Annotate:Affect on:

LEBRDREA

Loss of life expectancy due to HIV AND aids of Children born in 2000

Explain, using a case study example, how incidences of AIDS can affect the future population structure of

a country. (7)• Structure:

What is AIDS and how is it spread?

• Why is the infection rate so high in Botswana?

• How does this affect birth and death rates?

• How can a high fertility rate contribute towards the spread?

• Cultures and Traditions

• Explain how the 2020 structure is different if AIDS is taken into consideration.

• Conclusion.

What have you learnt?