HIV/AIDS AWARENESS

HIV Awareness.

HIV stands for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is a virus which attacks the body's immune system - the body's defense against diseases. When someone is described as living with HIV, they have the HIV virus in their body.

HIV can be transmitted through direct contact with the blood or body fluid of someone who is infected with the virus. That contact usually comes from sharing needles or by having unprotected sex with an infected person. An infant could get HIV from a mother who is infected.

HIV and AIDS can be treated, but there are no vaccines or cures for them.

WE SHOULD ALL BE AWARE OF HIV. ESPECIALLY TEENAGERS.

thats why Lyceum of The Philippines (Manila) Held an Exhibit last august which shows how HIV/AIDS can affect us.

What HIV Does to the Body

The virus attacks specific lymphocytes called T helper cells (also known as T-cells), takes them over, and multiplies. This destroys more T-cells, which damages the body's ability to fight off invading germs and disease.

When the number of T-cells falls to a very low level, people with HIV become more susceptible to other infections and they may get certain types of cancer that a healthy body would normally be able to fight off. This weakened immunity (or immune deficiency) is known as AIDS and can result in severe life-threatening infections, some forms of cancer, and the deterioration of the nervous system.

Although AIDS is always caused by an HIV infection, not everyone with HIV has AIDS. In fact, some adults who become infected with HIV may appear healthy for years before developing AIDS.

HOW TO PREVENT OR AVOID HIV/AIDS

The main way to prevent HIV infection is to avoid activities that put you at risk, such as unprotected sex and sharing needles and other injecting equipment.

If you have HIV you can pass it on to others if you have sex without a condom, or share infected needles, syringes, or other injecting equipment.

It is important to continue to practice safer sex even if you and your sexual partner both have HIV. This is because you can catch another strain of the virus that your HIV medication may not be able to control.

We should always remember that we are responsible on what we are doing or on decisions that we will choose.

"Its not who you are but what you do that puts you at risk"

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