HIV/AIDS & STD Prevention

Explore herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, distinguishing oral cold sores from genital herpes, how they transmit, remain dormant, and involve asymptomatic shedding throughout life.

Explore HPV and genital warts, including how the virus can be asymptomatic, transmission via intimate contact, and the role of condoms, testing, and vaccines in prevention.

Explore teen STI statistics, safe sex practices, condom choices, HIV testing awareness, and the importance of open communication to protect health.

Learn about bacterial and parasitic sexually transmitted infections, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomonas, and pubic lice, with an educational chart to boost understanding and prevention.

Explore STI prevention by understanding transmission through intimate contact, the limitations of condoms, and strategies like long-term mutual monogamy, partner testing, and discussing risk before sex.

Talk openly with partners and consider abstinence as the safest option; if sexually active, use a latex or polyurethane condom. Many STIs are curable or controllable with medical care.

Clarify the distinction between HIV and AIDS through a real-life dialogue, addressing terminology misconceptions within the context of HIV and AIDS prevention.

Learn how HIV weakens the immune system and progresses to AIDS when t cell count drops below 200, and how you count t cells with a blood test.

Assess the HIV burden: 39 million deaths and 35 million living with infection, with 80 percent of US new diagnoses in ages 20–24 and 81 percent from male-to-male contact.

Learn how HIV spreads through blood, semen, vaginal and rectal fluids, breast milk, and pre-seminal fluid, not airborne, with transmission via anal or vaginal sex or drug injection equipment.

Learn how HIV is spread and debunk common myths, clarifying that shaking hands, hugging, sharing dishes, doorknobs, or bug bites do not transmit HIV.

Hiv targets multiple cells, especially T helper cells, a type of white blood cell that fights infections, weakening the body over time and affecting other parts.

HIV mutates frequently, creating many virus strands that outpace drugs, but scientists have developed medications and treatments that help infected individuals live much longer.

Explore how HIV attacks T cells and understand the key differences between HIV and AIDS.

Remain dormant for years during latency; HIV may show few symptoms, then progress to AIDS as T cells drop to about 200 per liquid milliliter, weakening immune defense.

Deliver a concise HIV summary within the HIV/AIDS & STD prevention course, providing foundational knowledge for learners and accurate information.

Learn how HIV is treated and prevented, including abstinence, condom use, monogamy, regular HIV and STI testing every six months, avoiding needle sharing, and considering PrEP.

Explore the realities of social interactions around HIV/AIDS and STD prevention by following casual conversations among Taylor, Caleb, Ryan, and friends at parties.

Address rumors about HIV directly and navigate conversations around a person’s status in social settings. Learn to face the realities of HIV with respectful communication.

Examine how drug use and impaired judgment after a breakup led to HIV infection, despite protection. Reflect on the regret of being high and the consequences of risky decisions.

The lecture shares a link to local HIV and STD testing facilities and emphasizes that most of these options are free.

Engage in honest, proactive conversations about difficult times in relationships, maintain open communication, and check in regularly within the HIV/AIDS & STD prevention context.

Join a health department representative to learn about condoms and their role in preventing HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Build foundational knowledge for responsible sexual health and safe practices.

Explore how condoms support safer sex by helping prevent pregnancy and HIV, while noting they aren't 100 percent safe, and defining abstinence as the foolproof method.

Learn to choose and correctly use condoms, including male and female types, check expiration, apply on an erect penis with tip space, use water-based or silicone-based lubrication, and dispose properly.

Explore different condom types, including latex male condoms, polyurethane condoms, natural skin condoms, and female condoms, compare effectiveness and proper use, and learn lubrication guidance to prevent pregnancy and STIs.

This lecture discusses prevention methods beyond condoms, emphasizing abstinence and monogamous relationships, and shares a personal story about HIV testing during pregnancy that reveals infection despite looking healthy.

People can have HIV and still look healthy, so precautions matter. Use abstinence, condoms, monogamy with an uninfected partner, avoid sharing needles, and consider PrEP; modern meds extend life.

Encourage safe sex by highlighting condom use and staying smart to protect yourself every time, reinforcing HIV/AIDS and STD prevention.