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Causes 1: What causes HIV infection and AIDS? |
HIV infection is caused by a virus. AIDS is a disease that can result from HIV infection.HIV attacks your body's immune system, making it unable to fight certain illnesses. If you are HIV-positive (infected with HIV)
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Causes 2: What can't HIV spread through? |
-healthy, unbroken skin
-casual contact, such as: -hugging -kissing -shaking hands -sharing food -mosquito bites -toilet seats |
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Causes 3: Can HIV be spread from sharing food |
NO |
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Causes 4: If you have HIV, which will not pass the virus down to your baby:
-pregnancy -childbirth -breastfeeding -hugging |
HUGGING |
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Symptoms 5:What are the symptoms of being HIV-positive? |
Mild flu-like symptoms -fever-sore throat -headache -muscle aches -joint pain -swollen glands |
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Symptoms 6: What are the symptoms of being AIDS?
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Symptoms of AIDS include:
-pneumonia (a lung infection) -cancerous tumors on the skin -fungal infections, such as yeast infections -viral infections, such as shingles -long-term diarrhea -unexplained weight loss |
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Symptoms 7: If you believe you have HIV/AIDS, what should you do? |
You should get tested. |
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Symptoms 8: If you are positive what should you do? |
Notify previous sex partners |
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Risks 9: What can you get HIV from? |
-having sex with an infected person without using a condom during:
-vaginal sex -anal sex -performing oral sex without a condom -this is considered low risk unless you have open sores or cuts in your mouth -using a condom during oral sex can reduce the risk -sharing sex toys you insert into your body without cleaning them between partners -having broken skin or open wounds come in contact with infected: -blood -blood products -sharing drug paraphernalia with an infected person, such as: -needles -syringes -cookers -spoons -water -filters |
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Risks 10: Can you get HIV from anal sex? |
YES |
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Risks 11: Do you have a higher risk of developing HIV if you already have an STI? |
YES |
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Risks 12: Can you develop AIDS without having HIV first? |
You cannot develop AIDS unless you are infected with HIV. Most HIV infections will develop into AIDS. You can reduce the risk of developing AIDS by starting treatment.
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Treatment 13: How long do the results from an HIV/AIDS test come back? |
1-2 weeks |
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Treatment 14: Is there a cure to HIV?
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No but you can be treated with antiretroviral drugs. |
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Treatment 15: How can treatment help you?
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-give you a better chance of living a longer, healthier life -decrease your risk of passing the virus on to others |
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Treatment 16:If you think you have HIV but it does not show up in your blood test what should you do? |
-ask your health care provider if it might be too early for the test to detect HIV -depending on the test given, your health care provider may ask you to repeat the test to be sure |
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Prevention 17: does all sexual contact have risks
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YES |
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Prevention 18: If you inject drugs, how you can reduce the risk of getting and spreading HIV |
avoiding sharing drug injection paraphernalia, such as: -needles -syringes -cookers -spoons -water using new paraphernalia every time you inject |
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Prevention 19: how can you prevent passing HIV to your baby if you're planning on becoming pregnant? |
-taking antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy -avoiding breastfeeding after you give birth |
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Prevention 20: If your job exposes you to contaminated blood or other bodily fluids are you at risk? |
YES |
