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WHAT IS HIV? ➤ HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. ➤ Human Immunodeficiency Virus - a virus that destroys and weakens the immune system, which fights disease and infection. ➤ HIV can lead to the disease AIDS. ➤ Once you have HIV you will have it for life - there is no cure. ➤ HIV affects your T cells. If untreated these cells will be destroyed and cannot fight off other infections of diseases.

WHAT IS AIDS? ➤ AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. ➤ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome is caused by HIV and is a late stage of HIV infection. ➤ Not everyone who has HIV advances to this stage. ➤ AIDS is the stage of infection when your immune system is bad damaged and you become very vulnerable to other infections. ➤ Without treatment, people who are diagnosed with AIDS typically survive about 3 years.

HOW CAN SOMEONE GET HIV? ➤ During birth. A Mother to infant. ➤ Passing of sexual body fluids. ➤ Blood to blood contact. Examples include receiving blood/organs from an infected donor, or sharing needles). ➤ Less common ways people are infected include being bitten by someone with HIV or contact between broken skin, wounds or mucous (very low risk of getting HIV).

YOU CANNOT GET HIV/AIDS FROM… ➤ holding hands ➤ toilet seats ➤ sharing drinks ➤ being friends with someone who has HIV/AIDS ➤ kissing unless there is an open sore ➤ sharing pens and pencils ➤ getting an insect bite ➤ breathing air ➤ swimming in a pool ➤ donating blood

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➤ ➤ HOW DOES A PERSON FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE HIV? You cannot tell by looking at a person. In order to find out if you have HIV you must go to the doctor and get an HIV test.

HIV/AIDS PREVENTION ➤ Pregnant women should be screened for HIV. ➤ Avoid contact with sexual body fluids. ➤ Avoid contact with blood.

HEPATITIS ➤ There are 3 main types of Hepatitis, A, B & C. ➤ Hepatitis A is a mild infection (often in children). Sometimes symptoms look like a stomach virus (flu). It can be spread through anything contained with infected stool (poop) or through water, milk and food. ➤ Hepatitis B has a wide range of symptoms, from mild illness to liver disease that could lead to cancer. It is spread through body fluids, blood transfusions, shared needles, sex with an infected person, or from mother to child during birth. ➤ Hepatitis C can lead to chronic liver disease and is associated with liver cancer. It is spread through sharing needles, a tattoo or piercing, blood or organ transplant or sex with an infected person.

PREVENTION ➤ Follow good hygiene and avoid crowded, unhealthy living conditions. ➤ Take extra care when drinking or swimming in areas where sanitation is poor and water quality is uncertain. ➤ Wash your hands after using the washroom.

TREATMENT ➤ Hospitalization could be necessary when symptoms are severe. ➤ No medication is used to treat Hep. A. because it is so short term. ➤ Medication is sometimes used to treat Hep. B. ➤ Medication is always used to treat Hep. C.

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