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HIV &AIDS |
1. Causes- How does HIV become AIDS? |
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-HIV destroys CD4 cells — a specific type of white blood cell that plays a large role in helping your body fight disease.
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2. Causes- How is HIV spread?
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- By having unprotected sex or sex without a condom with someone who has HIV. |
- By sharing needles.
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- From blood transfusions.
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- During pregnancy or delivery or through breast-feeding.
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3.Causes- Is HIV equal to AIDS true? |
- False. |
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4.Causes- If you have HIV, what would led you pass the virus to your baby? |
- pregnancy - childbirth - breastfeeding |
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5.Symptoms- What are the symptoms of being HIV-positive? |
- Fever - sore throat - headache - muscle aches - joint pain - swollen glands (lymph nodes) |
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6.Symptoms- What are the symptoms of being AIDS? |
- pneumonia (a lung infection) - cancerous tumours on the skin - fungal infections, such as yeast infections - viral infections, such as shingles - long-term diarrhea - unexplained weight loss |
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7.Symptoms- What do if you think you may have HIV or AIDS? |
- Go get tested first! |
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8.Symptoms- What to do if you are uncomfortable telling a sex partner that you have HIV? |
- Ask your health care provider for help. |
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9.Risks- What are the risks of getting HIV? |
- It would develop into AIDS. |
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10.Risks- What would cause to get HIV easier? |
- Having sex with an infected person without using a condom during vaginal sex or anal sex. |
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11.Risks- Can the risks of AIDS be reduced? |
Yes, it can. By getting treatment. |
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12.Risks- Who is most at risk? |
- Already have another sexually transmitted infection (STI); - Have sex with many sex partners without using a condom; - Receive a blood transfusion or organ transplant while in a country that does not properly check for contaminated. |
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13.Treatment-How is HIV diagnosed? |
- HIV is tested for by doing a blood test. Results can take about 1 to 2 weeks depending on where you live. |
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14. Treatment- Is 'HIV would show up in a blood test immediately' true? |
- No, it is false. |
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15. Treatment- Is there any cure for HIV or AIDS? |
- No, there is no cure for HIV or AIDS. |
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16. Treatment- What the drug do if you have HIV? |
- The drug will help lower the level of HIV in your body and help your immune system fight off other infections. |
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17. Prevention- Is there any vaccine or medicine can prevent HIV? |
- There is no vaccine to protect against HIV. |
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18. Prevention- What to do if you think you may have been exposed to HIV |
- See a health care provider immediately to find out if treatment is right for you. |
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19. Prevention- What can reduce the risk of HIV during sexual contact? |
- Getting tested regularly for sexually transmitted infections (STIs); - Discussing STI prevention with your sex partner(s); - Using condoms and other barriers safely. |
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20. Prevention- what can reduce the risks of getting HIV to your baby if you got HIV and was pregnant? |
- taking antiretroviral drugs during pregnancy; - avoiding breastfeeding after you give birth. |
