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IMMUNODEFICIENCY
VIRUS
▪ PREVENTION:
▪ Get Tested Regularly: It’s important to get tested after and
before every new partner. Many STD’s are asymptomatic so do
not believe the myth of, “well they didn’t look like they had an
STD”.
▪ Use Condoms: Though they are not 100% effective at preventing
HIV it’s still smart to use some form or protection.
▪ Medicine: There are now treatments out there that offer
protection against HIV. These are normally used in cases of one
partner infected with HIV and the other is not.
▪ Abstinence: This is the only 100% effective way of protecting
yourself from HIV.
▪ TREATMENT
▪ Unfortunately, we still do not have a cure for HIV but there are
treatment options available. ART is antiretroviral therapy. This
adds many years on to those lives that are positive for HIV.
Without this medication a person will only normally only live a
couple of years at most after a diagnosis.
(CDC, "About HIV/AIDS", 2019)
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FACTS FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION