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Handout
Remedy Health Media

The Body: What Is Hiv?

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article on the basics of HIV biology and transmission. The site also tackles the implications of a positive HIV test. Original resource from 2009 HIV Coalition.
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Article
Remedy Health Media

The Body: Survival of Hiv in the Environment

For Students 9th - 10th
A good site which explains the effect of the outside the body environment on the HIV virus. This addresses the common fear of airborne transmission. Original resource from 1999 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: How Aids Activists Used "Die Ins" to Demand Attention to the Growing Epidemic

For Students 9th - 10th
As the AIDS crisis took hold in the 1980s, killing thousands of Americans and ravaging gay communities, the deadly epidemic went unaddressed by U.S. public health agencies -- and unacknowledged by President Ronald Reagan -- for years. In...
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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Aid Sinfo: Hiv/aids: The Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page overview that provides basic facts on AIDS/HIV. Learn what it is, how it is transmitted, and what the treatment is.
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Second Baby Cleared of Hiv

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and an interview with the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases discusses the recent report of a second baby cleared of the HIV virus by a regimen of antiretroviral drugs abd what implications this...
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Article
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nida: About Hiv/aids

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how to protect yourself from HIV/AIDS with some scientific facts.
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Article
Remedy Health Media

The Body: Focus on the Hiv Aids Connection

For Students 9th - 10th
A good article that supports the evidence that HIV and AIDS have a causal relationship. Links to additional information on this subject. Original resource from 2000 U. S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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Activity
Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: Aids in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity-based resource on the AIDS epidemic and Africa. Students answer a set of questions for discussion and participate in an activity in which they analyze the literature and make recommendations as if from the U.S. State Department....
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Website
Other

Hiv Stories: Aids, Poverty, and Faith: Mamelodi Township, South Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to real people discuss their experiences dealing with HIV, AIDS, and death.
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Article
Remedy Health Media

The Body: Rumors, Myths and Hoaxes About Hiv and Its Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
Very good debunking of a variety of misconceptions and myths about the HIV virus. Original resource from 2007 U. S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Handout
Cells Alive

Hiv Infection and Aids

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows the step by step process by which the HIV virus takes over a cell and makes copies of itself. Each explanation is animated.
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Unit Plan
Other

The Global Hiv:aids Epidemic

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive look at the HIV/AIDS epidemic and the strides made in treatment and prevention over the past 30 years.
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Website
BBC

Bbc News: The Global Spread of Hiv

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BBC News provides a clickable map of the world which shows the spread of the HIV infection. When you click on an area, you will also get a more detailed map with information on the spread of HIV over time.
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Website
Other

Unaids: The Joint United Nations Programme on Hiv:aids

For Students 9th - 10th
The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, UNAIDS, is the main advocate for global action on the epidemic. Their resource contains numerous statistical data by region/country, publications, news articles, fact sheets, information on...
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Article
Remedy Health Media

A Look at Theories on the Origin of Hiv

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an article on the theories of the origin of the AIDS virus (HIV). As was thought for many years, another primate may have first introduced us to this virus. Original resource from 2000 AIDS Project Los Angeles.
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PPT
New York Times

New York Times: Aids in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive slide show that presents the effect on children in Africa because of AIDS. Shows the impact on the children that become orphaned from AIDS.
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PPT
New York Times

New York Times: Aids and Tradition in Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource discusses rituals in Africa that could lead to the spread of AIDS. The ritual is a hut cleansing ritual that could spread AIDS very quickly through families.
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Article
Remedy Health Media

The Body: When Did Aids Begin?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The Body provides an article summarizing recent research that traces the origins of the HIV virus possible back to the 1940s in Africa. Original resource from 1998 Times Magazine.
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Brazil Gets Cut Price Aids Drug

For Students 9th - 10th
A July 2007 report detailing the agreement on the cost of Aids medication between Brazil and Abbot a giant pharmaceutical corporation. Also provides links to related stories.
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Website
Other

Catie (Canadian Aids Treatment Information Exchange)

For Students 9th - 10th
CATIE is a Canadian organization that provides support and information to people affected by HIV and AIDS, and those seeking information on AIDS prevention. The site offers many resources, for example, information for HIV-infected...
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Website
Other

World Aids Day

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes facts and statistics about HIV and Aids, along with information about World AIDS Day. Includes video (10 min, 26 sec].
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Website
Other

Canadian Aids Society: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The Canadian AIDS Society is the umbrella organization representing more than 125 AIDS groups in Canada. Its purpose is to advocate at the government policy level for those affected by AIDS, provide resources, and to educate the public.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (Hiv)

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Using images, examples, and videos, module describes how HIV causes AIDS and how it destoys the immune system.
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Activity
University of Arizona

The Biology Project: Immunology: Hiv Simulation: Simulating the Spread of Hiv

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-based simulation demonstrates potential spread of HIV through a population. Each participant exchanges virtual body fluids with other participants, some of whom are HIV positive. A computer-simulated ELISA will illustrate the...

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