WHAT ARE CD4 CELLS? WHY ARE CD4 CELLS IMPORTANT IN HIV? WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE A CD4 CELL COUNT? HOW ARE THE TEST RESULTS REPORTED? WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN? WHAT ARE CD4 CELLS? CD4 cells are a type of lymphocyte (white blood cell). They are an important part of the…
WHAT IS HIV TESTING? HOW DO I GET TESTED? WHEN SHOULD I GET TESTED? DO ANY TESTS WORK SOONER AFTER INFECTION? WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF I TEST POSITIVE? CAN I KEEP THE TEST RESULTS CONFIDENTIAL? HOW ACCURATE ARE THE TESTS? THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT IS HIV TESTING? HIV testing…
WHAT’S MY RISK OF GETTING INFECTED WITH HIV? THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES! WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN? WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE MOST RISKY? WHAT ABOUT ORAL SEX? WHAT INCREASES THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION? THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT’S MY RISK OF GETTING INFECTED WITH HIV? Most people know how HIV is…
HOW DOES DRUG USE RELATE TO HIV? INJECTION AND INFECTION NEEDLE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS DRUG USE AND UNSAFE SEX MEDICATIONS AND DRUGS THE BOTTOM LINE HOW DOES DRUG USE RELATE TO HIV? Drug use is a major factor in the spread of HIV infection. Shared equipment for using drugs can carry…
WHAT IS VIRAL LOAD? HOW IS THE TEST USED? HOW ARE CHANGES IN VIRAL LOAD MEASURED? VIRAL LOAD “BLIPS” WHAT DO THE NUMBERS MEAN? ARE THERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VIRAL LOAD TEST? WHAT IS VIRAL LOAD? The viral load test measures the amount of HIV virus in your blood. There…
WHAT ARE CONDOMS? WHAT ARE THEY MADE OF? HOW ARE CONDOMS USED? Using a Male Condom Using a Female Condom NONOXYNOL-9 CONDOM MYTHS THE BOTTOM LINE WHAT ARE CONDOMS? A condom is a tube made of thin, flexible material. It is closed at one end. Condoms have been used for…
HOW DOES HIV SPREAD DURING SEX? UNSAFE ACTIVITIES SAFER ACTIVITIES SAFE ACTIVITIES WHAT IF BOTH PEOPLE ARE ALREADY INFECTED? KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING SET YOUR LIMITS THE BOTTOM LINE HOW DOES HIV SPREAD DURING SEX? To spread HIV during sex, HIV infection in blood or sexual fluids must be transmitted…
HOW DO YOU GET INFECTED WITH HIV? HOW CAN YOU PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS? WHAT IF I’VE BEEN EXPOSED? THE BOTTOM LINE HOW DO YOU GET INFECTED WITH HIV? The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is not spread easily. You can only get HIV if you get infected blood or sexual…
WHAT DOES “AIDS” MEAN? HOW DO YOU GET AIDS? WHAT HAPPENS IF I’M HIV POSITIVE? HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE AIDS? IS THERE A CURE FOR AIDS? WHAT DOES “AIDS” MEAN? AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: Acquired means you can get infected with it; Immune Deficiency…
Background Information 101. What is AIDS? A basic description of the official definition of AIDS. [Revised: September 5, 2006] 102. HIV Testing A description of HIV antibody testing, when to take the test, and what test results mean. [Revised: April 12, 2007] 103. Acute HIV Infection It is not easy…
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