The facts about HIV / AIDS

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS. Working with a weakened immune system (white blood cells) so that people who have been infected with HIV would be susceptible to disease that could threaten his life.

AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)

• collection of some of the symptoms due to weakening of the immune system caused by HIV infection.

PLWHA (People With HIV-AIDS)

• It is the people who have been infected with HIV positive by laboratory tests.

Who can be infected with HIV?

• Anyone can get HIV if risky behavior
• external appearance is not guaranteed free of HIV
• people living with HIV often look healthy and feel healthy
• If you have an HIV test, people living with HIV do not know that he is infected and can transmit HIV to others.
• HIV testing is the only sure way to get infected with HIV or not.

HIV Transmitted By:
• Using alternate syringe, needle marks or non-sterile
• Sexual intercourse with or without alternating pairs
• From mother to baby through pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding

HIV is not transmitted through:
• Mosquito bites or other insect
• shake hands, hug or kiss.
• Swimming with
• Exposure cough or sneeze
• Using the toilet together
• Sharing food or utensils with

Travel HIV infection:
• first infected

• Latent period (MGG 2 - 6 months).

The period between the entry of the HIV virus was first into the body until the formation of antibodies against the virus. This phase is contagious.

• HIV positive (1 - 10 years)

This period without symptoms, appear healthy and normal activity sepeerti.

• AIDS

The immune system weakens causing the body vulnerable to infection or mild illness such as colds, thrush, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, hepatitis, etc..

How to Know HIV Status?
HIV status could only be obtained through:

• HIV Testing, which is taking blood and laboratory tests with pre and post counseling testing ..
• Counseling and Voluntary HIV Testing is done by the principle of no coercion (voluntary), the results kept confidential and guaranteed quality.
• Benefits Counseling and Voluntary HIV Testing:
- Get the information, services & maintenance needs of each.
- Support for changes in behavior that is more healthy and safe from HIV infection
- Mentally prepared to accept the results of HIV tests

Dr. Nurkhalis, from various sources.
(Editors Idionline)

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