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Tips To Protect Yourself Against This

The document provides information about HIV/AIDS, including what it is, common symptoms, transmission methods, treatments, and prevention tips. It details the different stages of HIV infection from acute to chronic to AIDS. It also lists various transmission forms such as anal sex, vaginal sex, mother-to-child, oral sex, bites, open mouth kissing, and more rare methods. Treatments discussed include antiviral pills and injections to control HIV.

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Tips To Protect Yourself Against This

The document provides information about HIV/AIDS, including what it is, common symptoms, transmission methods, treatments, and prevention tips. It details the different stages of HIV infection from acute to chronic to AIDS. It also lists various transmission forms such as anal sex, vaginal sex, mother-to-child, oral sex, bites, open mouth kissing, and more rare methods. Treatments discussed include antiviral pills and injections to control HIV.

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HIV

TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF


AGAINST THIS
WHAT IS HIV?
HIV causes AIDS and The virus can be
also interferes with transmitted trough
the body’s ability to contact with blood,
figth infections. blood transfusion,
semen or provoked
vaginal fluids.
WHAT ARE THE COMMON
SYMPTOMS OF HIV?
A FEW WEEKS AFTER
ACUTE HIV CONTRACTING HIV
INFECTION Fever
Headache
Fatigue
Other people may be
asymptomatic.

THIS STAGE CAN REMAIN FOR A


CHRONIC HIV DECADE OR MORE.
INFECTION At this stage of infection, the virus
continues to multiply and people
may not feel sick or have any
symptoms.
AIDS
This is the most advanced stage of HIV infection, in which
a person's immune system is very weak and has a hard
time fighting infections and certain cancers.

In this phase, severe symptoms develop, such as:


Rapid weight loss
Serious infections
Pneumonia
Recurrent fever
Spots on the skin
Prolonged diarrhea
Sores in the mouth, anus, or genitals
Memory loss
Depression
Other neurological disorders
Anal sex is the most likely way to get HIV
TRANSMISSION FORMS
Vaginal sex relations are the less form that
we can contrarct IHV

Perinatal transmission or mother-to-child transmission is the


most common way that children contract HIV.

Oral sex transmission also occurs when there are open


wounds in any of the tissues in contact.

Pre-chewed food is a rare source of infection, but it is possible in babies. when you
have blood in your mouth that mixes with the food you give the baby pre-chewed.

Bites can cause infection, although the cases presented involved very
large wounds.

The open mouth kiss can infected, only when there is bleeding or open wounds.

Woman to woman through vaginal secretions and menstrual blood.

Through tattoos or body piercing if the equipment being used is contaminated


TREATMENTS

There is currently no cure for HIV, but


treatments can be used to control HIV.

There are two types of treatment for HIV:


pills and injections.

The pills are recommended for people who


are just starting HIV treatment. There are
many FDA-approved single pill and
combination medications available.

People who have had an undetectable viral


load (or been virally suppressed) for at least
three months may consider getting the
shots.
PREVENTION

Use condom Limit the I did not Get tested for


correctly number of inject drugs HIV
sexual partners
THANKS FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION

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