Week 5 – Jss 1 Second Term Basic Science Lesson Notes

 WEEK FIVE
HIV/AIDS (I)

• Meaning of HIV and AIDS
• Differences between HIV and AIDS
• Mode of transmission of HIV and AIDS
• Prevention of HIV and AIDS

 Meaning of HIV and AIDS
HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus while AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV/AIDS is a deadly disease which has no cure yet. The virus, HIV is the cause of AIDS. This virus attacks the body immune defense system and breaks it down.
Differences between HIV and AIDS
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. A person with AIDS is said to be HIV positive while a person who is HIV negative does not have the disease, AIDS. Thus, HIV is the causative agent of the disease called AIDS.
Mode of transmission of HIV and AIDS
The following are some of the ways by which HIV/AIDS can be transmitted:

1. Sexual intercourse
2. Use of contaminated sharp objects
3. Transfusion of infected blood
4. Use of infected injection needles and syringes
5. Piercing the body (e.g. ear-piercing, circumcision, tribal mark etc.)
6. From infected mother to baby

Signs of HIV and AIDS

1. Weight loss
2. Fever
3. Frequent tiredness
4. Diarrhea
5. Cold sores all over the body
6. Swollen glands

Prevention of HIV and AIDS

1. Abstinence
2. Avoid sharing sharp objects
3. Don’t have unprotected sex
4. Having multiple sexual partner

CLASSWORK 5

1. Give the full meaning of the following:

• HIV
• AIDS

1. Differentiate between HIV and AIDS

ASSIGNMENT 5
SECTION A

1. Which of these options fully depict the meaning of HIV? (a) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (b) Human Infection Virus (c) High Immune Virus (d) Human Immutability Virtue
2. Children cannot easily contact HIV even when they have contact with the blood of an infected person (a) weakly disagree (b) false (c) maybe (d) true
3. AIDS can be cured medically(a) weakly disagree (b) false (c) maybe (d) true
4. Which of these is not a medium by which on can contract HIV/AIDS (a) sharing blade (b) engaging in sexual intercourse(c) abstinence (d) blood transfusion
5. Validate this statement “AIDS is an example of STI” (a) weakly disagree (b) false (c) untrue (d) true

SECTION B

1. Highlight four modes of transmitting HIV/AIDS
2. List three signs of a person with HIV/AIDS

MID TERM PROJECT
Using a sheet of paper, answer these questions:

1. Mention five myths about HIV/AIDS
2. Highlight five facts about HIV/AIDS