"Women are not much at risk for HIV/AIDS."
A person can have HIV and still look and feel perfectly healthy. Almost
half the population with AIDS did not develop symptoms until 10 years
after HIV-positive diagnosis. An HIV-positive person who hasn't been tested
may not even know that he or she has the virus. One of the problem factors
in the spread of HIV/AIDS is that healthy-looking HIV-positive people
with no symptoms at all are capable of transmitting the virus to others.
The
spread of HIV/AIDS is 100% preventable.
Unprotected sexual intercourse is the most common way people are infected
with HIV,
followed by sharing needles or syringes.
Don't
practice unsafe sex.
Don't share needles.
Communicate openly with your partner.
Avoid risky behavior.
The more we educate ourselves about HIV/AIDS, the more we can help others
and ourselves.
"You can tell if people have HIV/AIDS because they look sick."
"It's OK to drink or get high without worrying about AIDS."
National AIDS Hotline:
1-800-232-4636
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
