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What is HIV caused by?

A virus

What is AIDS?

A disease that results from from an HIV infection

How is HIV spread?

Can spread from body fluids like urine, blood and breast milk.

What are some HIV myths?

Cannot be spread from a toilet seat, mosquito bites and saliva

How do you know if you have HIV

Take a blood test

What are 3 symptoms of HIV?

Fever, sore throat and muscle pain. Usually you experience for 2-4 weeks.

What are symptoms of AIDS?

Pneumonia, Cancerous tumors and Viral infections.

How can you prevent HIV?

Safe sex, Don't share needles.

Can you get HIV if you are pregnant?

Yes, you should get tested if you are pregnant/ want to have a baby.

If i am pregnant with HIV, will my baby have it?

You can prevent it by taking antiretroviral drugs and not breast feeding.

Can i get HIV from having sex?

Yes if you do not use protection and that person is infected.

Can i get HIV from an open cut?

Yes, If your open cut comes in contact with infected blood/ blood products.

Can i develop AIDS without developing HIV

No, you can only get AIDS from HIV.

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.

Can i die from AIDS?

Yes, if it is not treated.

If i have HIV what else am i in risk of?

Developing an STD and passing HIV to another person.

Is HIV common in Canada?

Estimated between 63 400 and 87 600 people living with HIV, as of the end of 2014, in Canada.

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.

How can i develop AIDS?

If you do not treat HIV, you can develop AIDS.

Are AIDS worse than HIV?

Yes, the symptoms are much worse and more severe.