HIV/AIDS
Civic Education SS1 First Term
Week 5
HIV/AIDS
Performance objectives
The student should be able to:
1.Meaning of HIV and AIDS
2.Causes of HIV and AIDS
Content
Meaning of HIV and AIDS
HIV means Human Immune-deficiency Virus and AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. AIDS is a disease of the human system caused by HIV. By damaging one’s immune system, HIV interferes with the body’s ability to fight the organisms that cause disease.
HIV is a sexually transmitted infection. It can also be spread by contact with infected blood or from mother to child during pregnancy.
Causes of HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS is transmitted through various channels, they include:
1. During sexual acts: Unprotected sex with someone already carrying HIV has accounted for a greater number of cases of HIV infection worldwide.
2.
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- Value
- Value II
- Opportunity to defend oneself
- Involvement in community services
- HIV/AIDS
- Civic Education SSS1 First Term Mid-Term Assessment
- Test
- Youth Empowerment
- Youth Empowerment skills II
- Youth Empowerment III
- Goals of citizen education
- Nationalism
- Civic Education SSS1 First Term Final Assessment
- Test
- HIV/AIDS continued
- HIV/AIDS continued II
- Chapters 14
- Category SSS1
- Author ClassNotes Edu
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