Second Term Lesson Note for Week Five
Class : JSS One
Subject : Basic Science
Topic : HIV / AIDS
Duration : 40 Minutes
Period : Single Period
Reference Book :
Basic Science and Technology for Junior Secondary School, JSS 1.
Lagos State Unified schemes of work for Junior Secondary Schools, JSS 1 – 3.
Online Resources
Instructional Material :
Learning Objectives : By the end of the lesson learners will be able to :
WEEK FIVE
HIV/AIDS (I)
Meaning of HIV and AIDS
Differences between HIV and AIDS
Mode of transmission of HIV and AIDS
Prevention of HIV and AIDS
Meaning of HIV and AIDS
HIV means Human Immunodeficiency Virus while AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. HIV/AIDS is a deadly disease which has no cure yet. The virus, HIV is the cause of AIDS. This virus attacks the body immune defense system and breaks it down.
Differences between HIV and AIDS
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. A person with AIDS is said to be HIV positive while a person who is HIV negative does not have the disease, AIDS. Thus, HIV is the causative agent of the disease called AIDS.
Mode of transmission of HIV and AIDS
The following are some of the ways by which HIV/AIDS can be transmitted:
Sexual intercourse
Use of contaminated sharp objects
Transfusion of infected blood
Use of infected injection needles and syringes
Piercing the body (e.g. ear-piercing, circumcision, tribal mark etc.)
From infected mother to baby
Signs of HIV and AIDS
Weight loss
Fever
Frequent tiredness
Diarrhea
Cold sores all over the body
Swollen glands
Prevention of HIV and AIDS
Abstinence
Avoid sharing sharp objects
Don’t have unprotected sex
Having multiple sexual partner
CLASSWORK 5
Give the full meaning of the following:
HIV
AIDS
Differentiate between HIV and AIDS
ASSIGNMENT 5
SECTION A
Which of these options fully depict the meaning of HIV? (a) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (b) Human Infection Virus (c) High Immune Virus (d) Human Immutability Virtue
Children cannot easily contact HIV even when they have contact with the blood of an infected person (a) weakly disagree (b) false (c) maybe (d) true
AIDS can be cured medically(a) weakly disagree (b) false (c) maybe (d) true
Which of these is not a medium by which on can contract HIV/AIDS (a) sharing blade (b) engaging in sexual intercourse(c) abstinence (d) blood transfusion
Validate this statement “AIDS is an example of STI” (a) weakly disagree (b) false (c) untrue (d) true
SECTION B
Highlight four modes of transmitting HIV/AIDS
List three signs of a person with HIV/AIDS