Measles and HIV

• Viruses

  Pathogens that cause infectious disease
• Viruses cannot be killed by antibiotics
• Measles


  A highly infectious viral disease
• Measles transmission

  1. Virus spread in droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes

  2. Virus passes into a different person when these droplets are inhaled
• Measles can cause complications that damage the breathing system, brain, and can be fatal
• Most children are vaccinated against measles when they're very young
• HIV


  A viral disease that attacks the immune system
• Antiretroviral drugs

  • Stop the HIV virus from multiplying
  • Allow patients to lead a normal life expectancy
• Antiretroviral drugs are not a cure for HIV/AIDS, patients must take them for life
• HIV transmission

  1. Exchange of bodily fluids

  2. Unprotected sexual intercourse

  3. Sharing infected needles