AIDS

By: Joey Van Den Elzen  Garrett Shelter   Bryan T.A.   How is AIDS transmitted? Some scientist believe that AIDS is transmitted through infected blood. Others belive that insects may spread it just like Malaria. AIDS can be contracted through bodily fluids between an infected and a non-infected. Bodily fluids include saliva, blood, breast milk, semen and vaginal fluids. As AIDS spreads more and more t-cells become inactive. Without those cells diesease that were harmless and now become harmful. Symptoms may include: Diarrhea, dry cough, memory loss, pneumonia, unexplained fatigue, fast weight loss, on and off fever, drenching night sweats, colored skin on or under the skin in the nose, mouth, or eyelids, swollen glands under the armpit, groin, or neck, and strange blemishes on the tongue, throat or mouth. Below is a map of America where Aids is most Common.

**The History of Aids** AIDS is caused by the virus HIV. Aids was discovered in 1984 by Dr. Gallo. One early treatment for aids was to be given HIV resistant stem cells; used first time in 2007. There really are no cures to aids but there are drugs that slow the process of aids or prevent the the virus from getting in the cells.