Sara Kamber, Brooke Dodds
Laura Spencer, Megan Brophy
Editors
FACTS
(All facts below pertain to the year
ending 2002.)
* 28,136 people in Pennsylvania are
infected with HIV or have AIDS.
* An estimated 38.6 million adults
and 3.2 million children were
infected with HIV at the end of 2002
* Approximately half of all people
who became infected with HIV did
so before they were 25
* 8,629 children were infected with
HIV at birth
* The top three states reporting the
most AIDS cases were New York,
California, and Florida. Pennsylva-
nia was seventh
* There were 336,738 cases of AIDS
reported among people aged 15-34.
* 240,268 of people who had AIDS
obtained it from injecting drugs.
* 3.1 million people died of AIDS in
the year 2002. Of those people,
610,000 were children younger
than 15.
* 3.5 million people were infected
with HIV during 2002 in Sub
Saharan Africa, 75,500 were infected
in high-income countries.
* Approximately if; percent of adults
living with 1-11 V or AIDS are women.
* The AIDS epidemic has left 13
million children as orphans.
Sources
www.worldaidsday.nih.gov
www.avert.org
Stigma and
Discrimination
Stigma and discrimina
tion is the theme of the
2003 World AIDS Day. In
many parts of the world
discrimination prevents
people who are known to
have HIV from securing
jobs and caring for their
families.
Discrimination can cause
isolation and marginalizes
people who have HIV and
AIDS. This can prevent
people from being offered
or seeking the treatment
which could save their
lives.
Source: http://gbgm-umc.ortl
programs/hi v/wad/html
With AIDS, it doesn't mailer who you are...
Rapper
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Treatment Centers for HIV and AIDS
PA Dept. of Health Research and State Health Center
Info Clearinghouse Colombus 900 Water St.
Square Floor, 652 W. 17th St. Erie, PA 16335
Erie, PA 16502 814-332-6942
1-800-582-7746
PA Dept. of Health To learn more, call your local
Choice AIDS organization or the National
606 W. 2nd St. 16507 AIDS 24-hour Hotline at
814-451-6700 800- 342-2437
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Source
www.aidsquilt.org The Memorial Quilt
*The AIDS Memorial Quilt started in
San Francisco, Calif., in 1987 as a trib
ute to those who have died from AIDS.
*The Quilt is made up of panels 3 feet
by 6 feet, which are made by the friends
and family who personalize them to re
member their loved ones.
*So far, there more than 45,000 panels
that make up the Quilt.
*There are more than 82,000 names on
the Quilt.
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The Red Ribbon
The Red Ribbon is
an international
symbol of AIDS
awareness that is
worn to demonstrate
care and concern
about HIV and
AIDS. There is no
official red ribbon.
Many people make
their own.
Source: www.avert.org
Raise awarness for the AIDS cause by wearing a red ribbon provided by The Association of
Women in Communications. They will have a table in front of Bruno's from 11 a.m. to
1 p.m. the week of Dec. 1-5. There will also be brochures with more information on AIDS
centers you can contribute to. Please come help make a difference.
Queen singer Freddie
"Mercury" Bulsara
Friday, November 21, 2003
*Portions of the Quilt can be viewed in
Erie, at the Cathedral of St. Paul, 134 W
7th St. from Nov. 26 to Dec. 8.
*The Quilt can also be viewed at
University Park at HUB-Robeson
Alumni Hall from Dec. 1 to Dec. 2
*Materials used in the Quilt include
Barbie dolls, cowboy boots, jewelry,
silk flowers, hats, paintings, buttons, car
keys, stuffed animals, wedding rings,
love letters, champagne glasses, bubble
wrap, afghans and photographs.
AIDS
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Dec.
Now you can help
Designer
Tina Chow
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*The Quilt is 1,270,350 square feet,
equivalent of 30 football fields
*lf all 3'x 6' panels were laid end to
end, the Quilt would reach 51.3 miles
long.
*The total weight of the Quilt is more
than 54 tons.
*Portions of the Quilt are constantly
being displayed around the country.
*There is absolutely no cost for en
tering a panel to the Quilt.
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AIDS Day
History
World AIDS Day
started in 1988 and is
not just about raising
money but also rais
ing awareness, educa
tion and fighting
prejudice. AIDS Day
reminds people that
HIV is very much a
reality and there is
still a long way to go
in finding a cure for
the virus
Real World Season 111
Pedro Zamora
In a Minute...
Five people worldwide die of AIDS every minute
of every day. HIV has hit every corner of the
globe, infecting more than 42 million men,
women and children, five million of them in the
last year alone.
The Behrend Beacon
MYTHS
MYTH: HIV is the same thing as
AIDS.
HIV is the virus that leads to AIDS, and
AIDS is a collection of illnesses.
MYTH: HIV only affects gay men and
drug users.
HIV can infect anyone. Babies, women,
seniors over 50, teens, blacks, whites and
hispanics. At risk behavior can lead to
infection in anyone.
MYTH: We don't need a condom for
oral sex.
This a very untrue and dangerous myth.
A condom should be used during every
sexual act including vaginal, anal or
oral.
MYTH: I have HIV, so I can't have
children.
Women living with HIV can and do have
families. While certain steps and pre
cautions have to be taken, women can
now have the families they dream about.
MYTH: I can get HIV from a public
toilet seat, kissing, sharing food or
through germs in the air.
HIV can only be transmitted through or
into the bloodline.
MYTH: HIV can be cured.
While many make claims of miraculous
cures, the sad truth is there is no cure
for HIV. Be careful of claims of cures.
MYTH: I have just been diagnosed.
I am going to die.
People are living with HIV longer today
than ever before. Medicines and treat
ment programs have a better understand
ing of HIV.
Source: www.aids.about.com/cs/
aidsfactsheets/t/hivmyths.htm
AIDS IQ
(yes or no)
1) Is HIV present in
sweat?
2) Can you get AIDS by
using a phone that was
just used by someone
with AIDS?
3) People who suffer from
sexually transmitted
diseases (STDs) are much
more likely to contract
HIV than people that
don't have STDs.
4) HIV is the name of the
virus. AIDS is the disease
caused by HIV.
5) Responsibility towards
ourselves and those
around us is the only
prevention of HIV
infection
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson
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