Facts About HIV and AIDS

WhaL ls Plv
WhaL ls AluS
1ypes of Plv
Pow ls Plv ConLacLed
SympLoms of Plv and AluS
Pow can Plv and AluS lnfecLlon be prevenLed
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at Is HIV
%Plv ls lmmunodeflclency vlrus Lhe paLhogenlc
organlsm LhaL causes AluS
%Plv ls found ln Lhe body flulds (parLlcularly
blood semen and vaglnal secreLlons) of lnfecLed
persons
%lL ls belleved LhaL on average people lnfecLed
wlLh Plv wlll develop Alds beLween 310 years
afLer lnfecLlon
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at Is AIDS
AluS ls acqulred lmmune deflclency syndrome a condlLlon caused
by Plv whlch aLLacks Lhe lmmune sysLem and renders lL unable Lo
flghL dlsease and lnfecLlon
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\Ws of HIV
1here are Lwo maln sLralns of Lhe Plv vlrus
Plv1 1lme beLween lnfecLlon and Lhe onseL of AluS
Plv21he AluS relaLed lllnesses
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How Is HIV ContactWd
0 ls goLLen malnly Lhrough
unproLecLed sexual lnLercourse
1hrough Lransfuslon of unsafe blood
producL LhaL ls Plv+
8y lnfanLs of lnfecLed moLhers durlng
pregnancy and chlldblrLh
lrom unsLerlllzed sharp ob[ecLs eg
needlessyrlngesrazor blades
clrcumclslon lnsLrumenL
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S\tos of HIVJAIDS
Plv has no sympLoms ln Lhe early sLages
erslsLenL fever
WhlLe coaLlng on Longue
rolonged dlarhoea/sLoollng
Lnlarged glands ln neck groln and armplL
erslsLenL cough
Skln lnfecLlons
unexplalned welghL loss lasLlng aL leasL one monLh
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How can HIV and AIDS infWction bW
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AbsLlnence
keep one falLhful sexual parLner and remaln falLhful Lo hlm or
her
use laLex condoms
Avold sharlng needles or uslng any skln plerclng lnsLrumenLs
LhaL has noL been sLerlllzed

AdbicW fo^ HIV infWctWd

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lnfecLed person musL llve a poslLlve llfe
Avold passlng Lhe Lo oLher Lhrough sexual
LaL nourlshlng food
CeL plenLy of resL
Should llve ln a clean envlronmenL

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