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FACTS ABOUT HIV/AIDS HIV .H- Human .I- Immunodeficiency .V -Virus

AIDS • A- Acquired • I- Immunity • D- Deficiency • S- Syndrome It destroys the immune system of infected person. After HIV infection (without ARV) • Most will develop AIDS 8-10 years later • 5-10% will develop AIDS first few years • 5-10% will not progress to AIDS for 15 or more years Evaluation HIV Risk Reduction• Avoid unprotected sexual contact• Use barriers such as condoms• Limit multiple partners by maintaining a long- term relationship with one person Infectious• Aids can’t be spread in a full sexual intercourse with condom because the condom prevents infected body fluids. How you watch out? Using condom every time you are making an intercourse. Aids have not yet come with vaccine or remedies that bring for a recovery. Condom is the only tool for preventing infection with AIDS during an intercourse. Those are the facts, this is your life, think good and decide how you want to behave. Condoms Using condoms is not 100 percent effective in preventing transmission of sexually transmitted infections including HIV Condoms = Safer sex Condoms ≠ Safe sex • Should be used consistently and correctly• Should be the responsibility of both partners for the protection of both partners• Male and female condoms are available Female initiated methods of prevention• Female condoms: 97% effective yet currently only manufactured by one company and too expensive• Microbicides: gel, film, sponge, lubricant or suppository. Still in development User controlled, protection against HIV/STIs, could be available in contraceptive and non-contraceptive forms. Researchers predict a microbicide that is only 60% effective could prevent more than 2.5 million infections within three years of its introduction. Currently in clinical trials and may be available over the counter within 5-7 years . . HIV Risk Reduction Cont’d…• Avoid drug and alcohol use to maintain good judgment• Don’t share needles used by others for: Drugs Tattoos Body piercing• Make sure GP is using a new syringe• Avoid exposure to blood products . Drugs Alcohol and• Aids Drugs and What the connection between Alcohol?• Alcohol and drugs causing you for misjudgment, so if you drunk you can’t better follow the rules of safe sex, and for drugs injections, can transpose the virus. . People Infected with HIV• Can look healthy• Can be unaware of their infection• Can live long productive lives when their HIV infection is managed• Can infect people when they engage in high-risk behavior . How you know?• You can’t identify a person who carry HIV and in most cases, he/she himself doesn’t know about it. You can found out the virus only in HIV tests. A person can carry the virus for many years, he can be seen, feel and function as usual,.• Don’t hope from your partner to tell you, that he/she carry the HIV virus. Because most people living with the virus are feared from rejection and anger, even though you love each other.• The responsibility defending your health is only in your hands! . HIV Exposure and Infection• Some people have had multiple exposures without becoming infected• Some people have been exposed one time and become infected . HIV AIDS• Once a person is infected s/he is always infected • Medications are available to prolong life but they do not cure the disease • Those who are infected are capable of infecting others without having symptoms or knowing of the infection . Suggested tips• To reduce the risk you have to…• Avoiding from ejaculation in your mouth• Avoiding sucking woman sexual organ during period.• Avoiding from swallowing female secreting• Make sure no active herpes wounds or others wounds Suggested not to brush your teeth two hours, because of gums sensitivity . Not Transmitted By Shaking Hands• HIV/AIDS doesn’t Spread in a hand shaking, because the virus doesn’t live in air or on skin. HIV/AIDS doesn’t Spread in a Hugging, because the virus doesn’t live in air or on skin. not Transmitted by KISS• Because in the spittle they are enzymes that neutralized the virus. infectious• HIV/AIDS doesn’t spread by drinking from the same cup, glass, using, plate, spoons etc. because it can’t live in air or spittle. . So we can live together and don’t Discriminate or Stigmatize the peoples leaving with HIV/AIDS. 91 . HIV is NOT Transmitted via Casual contact Tears, sweat and saliva Coughing and sneezing Not transmitted via Mosquitoes, Fly, Bee, Buds etc. Challenges • Break the silence on HIV and AIDS • End stigmatization and discrimination of PLWHA 96 Facts about AIDS • No Curative Treatment available. • No Vaccine. BUT IT CAN BE PREVENTED.

DR M MUNAWAR KHAN BCC COORDINATOR SINDH AIDS CONTROL PROGRAM PAKISTAN Health Department, Govt. of Sindh SINDH PAKISTAN — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dr Munawar Khan (talk • contribs) 11:05, 8 October 2012 (UTC)