KEY POINTS
· HIV is virus that causes AIDS.
AIDS is a result of HIV infection
· HIV infection can be prevented
· HIV is not spread through everyday casual contact
· People cannot get HIV when they give blood
HIV INFECTION
People infected with HIV
· May look and feel healthy for a long time.
· Can infect others even if they don’t look or feel sick.
· May have symptoms that are like those of many other illnesses.
* When people develop AIDS, they may get illnesses that most healthy people can withstand.
* The only way to determine whether a person has HIV is to be tested for signs of the virus.
* Only a Doctor can diagnose AIDS
HOW HIV IS SPREAD
HIV is spread
· By having vaginal, oral or anal sex wit someone who has HIV
· By having blood-to-blood contact with someone who has HIV
· By sharing needles, razor blades or syringes with someone who has HIV.
· During pregnancy, birth or breast feeding fro a mother who has HIV to her baby
Body fluids that transmit HIV are:
· Blood
· Semen
· Vaginal fluids
· Breast milk
· Other body fluid containing blood
