Health: AIDS/HIV
These sites are about AIDS and HIV. There is information on how the disease is transmitted and how it is treated. Includes statistics on how many people worldwide are infected and the number of U.S. teenagers diagnosed with the disease. There is also information on prevention and testing. Includes maps, timelines, videos, and a link to an eThemes Resource on the immune system.
Grades
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Links
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HIV and AIDS
This article explains what HIV is, how many people have HIV and AIDS, how HIV is spread, the symptoms of HIV and AIDS, how HIV and AIDS are diagnosed, how HIV and AIDS are treated, how HIV and AIDS can be prevented, living with HIV and AIDS, and hope for an HIV-free future.
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HIV/AIDS: Basic Statistics
Explore the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HIV/AIDS statistics and surveillance report. Includes: definitions, HIV prevalence estimate, HIV incidence estimate, diagnoses of HIV infection, AIDS diagnoses, state-by-state, HIV infection and AIDS data, and international statistics.
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The Truth About HIV and AIDS
This site provides information about: at-risk populations, how HIV/AIDS are spread, staying safe from HIV/AIDS, living with HIV/AIDS, and activities related to HIV/AIDS. NOTE: This site includes a guestbook. NOTE: This site includes a message board. (forum, discussion board, etc.)
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HIV Infection and AIDS: an Overview
This is a fact sheet from the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Diseases. Includes information on how AIDS is transmitted, differences between HIV and AIDS, and treatments.
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ThinkQuest: AIDS
Learn more about the disease from this website, which was created by students. Learn about Camp Hearland, a camp created for people whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS.
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HIV Infection and AIDS
This website has animations that show what HIV and AIDS does to a person's cells.
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FactMonster: AIDS Timeline
This is an interactive timeline showing our increasing understanding of AIDS from 1981-2001. NOTE: The website includes banner and pop-up ads.
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World Health Organization: Initiative on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Topics include knowledge about HIV/AIDS, transmission, prevention, and treatment as well as information about other STIs.
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NOVA Online: Surviving Aids
This site is filled with multimedia that helps explain AIDS. Includes movies and Shockwave activities, plus world maps.
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HIV/AIDS
Take this interactive quiz to test your knowledge of HIV and AIDS.
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Online NewsHour: Dying Young: The Fight Against Aids
This site discusses the spread of AIDS among young people, as well as offering general information about the AIDS crisis.
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Thinkquest: AIDS: No Fooling Matter
This student-created site has information about AIDS and HIV and includes a quiz.
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eThemes Resource: Anatomy: Immune System
These sites have information about the immune system for students in the upper grades. Includes several animations, online quizzes, and interactive sites that allow you to explore the immune system. There is a link to an eThemes Resource on AIDS/HIV.
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