This document provides information about HIV and AIDS. It defines HIV as a virus that attacks the human immune system and explains that AIDS is the late stage of HIV infection. It notes that HIV is found in certain body fluids and can be transmitted sexually or through contact with infected blood or from mother to child. The document discusses prevention methods like condom use and treatment of HIV/AIDS while also stating that currently there is no cure. It aims to educate about HIV transmission and reduce stigma by clarifying that ordinary day-to-day contact cannot spread the virus.

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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