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1. BASIC FACTS ON
HIV

2. What is HIV?
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H -uman
Found only in humansFound only in humans
Transmitted among humansTransmitted among humans
Preventable by humansPreventable by humans
I -mmunodefiency
Body lacks ability to fight off infectionsBody lacks ability to fight off infections
V -irus
Type of germType of germ
Lives and reproduces in body cellsLives and reproduces in body cells

3. AIDS
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A -cquired; received, not inherited (does not runreceived, not inherited (does not run
in families)in families)
I -mmuno; protected from (in this case theprotected from (in this case the
system protects the body from disease)system protects the body from disease)
D -eficiency, -- a lack ofa lack of
S-yndrome; – a group of symptoms or– a group of symptoms or
diseasesdiseases

4. HIV IS FOUND IN BODY
FLUIDS
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Semen
Breast milk
Blood
Vaginal fluid

5. How HIV is passed on?
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 During unprotected (skin to skin) sex (anal, vaginal or oral)
 Contact with HIV infected blood or blood products
 Sharing IV drug needles of HIV positive people
 From HIV positive mother to child
 During breast feeding

6. You CANNOT get HIV from…
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Tears
Saliva
Sweat
Urine
of an HIV infected person

7. Window Period
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When a person gets infected it may take 6 weeks or up to 3
months before antibodies to HIV are detected in the blood
The HIV test looks for antibodies. When these antibodies are
detected the person is diagnosed HIV positive
A person can be positive and the test shows negative because the
test was done during the window period

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Why HIV rates not goingWhy HIV rates not going
down?down?
 Sex at an early age
 Little life-skills and sex education
 Little condom use
 Multiple partners
 Stigma and Discrimination
 Sex for money or sex for .....things
 Substance abuse: Ganja, cocaine, alcohol
 Men having sex with men & homophobia
 Gender inequity and gender roles

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STI and HIV – The LinkSTI and HIV – The Link
 Persons with a history of STIs are more likely to get HIV
because:
 persons with STIs are more likely to have sores
and small breaks in the skin and lining of their
genitals.
HIV can more easily enter the body through
these breaks.

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STI and HIV – The LinkSTI and HIV – The Link
 You can get an STI by having sex without a condom, with
an infected person.
 At the same time, you could be getting HIV which is also
contracted by having unprotected sex.

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ALL STIs are
Preventable
Most STI’s are treatable
But
HIV/AIDS CANNOT BE CURED

12. Prevention Treatment
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13. Prevention
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 Talk with partner about HIV
 Use a condom with your regular and non-regular clients, and
partners every time you have sex
 Reduce the number of main partners
 Get tested. Know your status

14. Who is most at risk for HIV?
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 Anybody having sex without a condom.
 People with more than 1 partner who don’t use a condom
during sex
 People whose sex partner have sex with other partners
without using a condom

15. How You DON’T Get HIV
 You CANNOT get HIV by
hugging, touching, living with
or caring for someone with HIV,
shaking hands or kissing.
 You CANNOT get HIV from
eating out of the same plate or
cup or utensils that an HIV
positive person uses.
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Early Signs & Symptoms ofEarly Signs & Symptoms of
HIVHIV
 Fever
 Fatigue
 Night Sweats
 Loss of Appetite
 Diarrhea
 Swollen Lymph Glands
Remember these are symptoms of many other illnesses.

17. REMEMBER
 You CANNOT tell by looking if someone has HIV.
 An individual can look and feel well for many years and be HIV
positive.
 The HIV positive person can pass the virus on to someone else.
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18. Getting on with Life
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19. Can YOU support someone living with
HIV?
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20. For More Information and Treatment
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