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Facilitator Guide - EngenderHealth

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1 SECTION 1FACTS ABOUT HIV, AIDS AND ARTSession 1.4 : The Impact of HIV on the Immune SystemTrainer's resource : Find your match Exerciese<strong>Facilitator</strong> <strong>Guide</strong>Note for the trainer: You can select, adapt, and add more sentences depending on the needs and sizeof your group. These sentences are provided as examples.1HIV is a retroviral that attacks….AIDS is a syndrome. A syndrome is…Every healthy person has a strong bodydefense against diseases called……the immune system.…several conditions or illnesses. In the case ofHIV infection, this happens because the virusweakens the immune system.…the immune system, of which the whiteblood cells are an important part.Adherence to Treatment for HIVA lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell.Some types of lymphocytes have…HIV attacks mostly CD4 cells and thisis why…When a person gets infected with HIV…During the first few (approximately five)years of HIV infection…During the first few (approximately five)years of HIV infection…During the first years of HIV infection……a tag/mark on its surface called CD4.…the number of CD4 cells is a goodway of checking how much of the immunesystem is still working.…the virus will start attacking the immunesystem.….the immune system still functionswell.…the person will have no symptoms,or only minor symptoms like skin diseases or alittle weight loss.…a lot of people do not know that they areHIV-positive.23

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