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What is HIV caused by? |
A virus |
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What is AIDS? |
A disease that results from from an HIV infection |
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How is HIV spread? |
Can spread from body fluids like urine, blood and breast milk. |
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What are some HIV myths? |
Cannot be spread from a toilet seat, mosquito bites and saliva |
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How do you know if you have HIV |
Take a blood test |
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What are 3 symptoms of HIV? |
Fever, sore throat and muscle pain. Usually you experience for 2-4 weeks. |
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What are symptoms of AIDS? |
Pneumonia, Cancerous tumors and Viral infections. |
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How can you prevent HIV? |
Safe sex, Don't share needles. |
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Can you get HIV if you are pregnant? |
Yes, you should get tested if you are pregnant/ want to have a baby. |
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If i am pregnant with HIV, will my baby have it? |
You can prevent it by taking antiretroviral drugs and not breast feeding. |
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Can i get HIV from having sex? |
Yes if you do not use protection and that person is infected. |
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Can i get HIV from an open cut? |
Yes, If your open cut comes in contact with infected blood/ blood products. |
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Can i develop AIDS without developing HIV |
No, you can only get AIDS from HIV. |
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Who is most likely to get HIV? |
People with a weak immune system, open sores from an STD, sharing needles and people who have unprotected sex. |
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Can i die from AIDS? |
Yes, if it is not treated. |
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If i have HIV what else am i in risk of? |
Developing an STD and passing HIV to another person. |
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Is HIV common in Canada? |
Estimated between 63 400 and 87 600 people living with HIV, as of the end of 2014, in Canada. |
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Is there a lot of people all over the world with HIV? |
Estimated that 35 million people live with HIV, at the end of 2013. |
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How can i develop AIDS? |
If you do not treat HIV, you can develop AIDS. |
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Are AIDS worse than HIV? |
Yes, the symptoms are much worse and more severe. |