PREVENT HIV INFECTION

WHAT IS HIV?

• Human immunodeficiency virus
• Causes HIV infection and AIDS

HOW EASY CAN WE GET INFECTED

• sexual contact
• sharing needles or syringes
• An infected pregnant woman passes it to her unborn child
• A person has a blood transfusion

HIV IN THE WORLD

HIV IN THE U.S.

• More than 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection, and almost 1 in 8 (12.8%) are unaware of their infection.

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SYMPTOMS OF HIV/AIDS

• swollen lymph nodes, weight loss, fevers that come and go, infections in the mouth, diarrhea, feeling tired

MORE SERIOUS SYMPTOMS

• Pneumonia ( bad coughing）
• Affect the organs of the digestive system, the kidneys, the lungs, and the brain.

CAN IT BE TREATED

• Right now there is no cure for HIV or AIDS
• new medicines can help people live long and healthy lives

CAN IT PREVENTED?

• practicing safe sex and by not sharing needles or syringes.
• Hospitals have strict procedures for handling samples of blood and other body fluids to prevent others from coming in contact with HIV.

SOURCES

• http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prevention.html
• https://aidsinfo.nih.gov/education-materials/fact-sheets/20/48/the-basics-o...

MORE PREVENTION

• Eat healthy, balanced diet to keep your immune system strong
• Take injection of vaccine