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    Hiv/Aids: Sexually Transmitted Infection (Stis)

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    HIV/AIDS is caused by the HIV virus which gradually destroys the immune system. An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS in 2007, with 2.5 million newly infected and 2.1 million deaths that year. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, sharing needles, blood transfusions, mother-to-child transmission. While there is no cure for AIDS, antiretroviral drugs can slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life. Preventive measures like safe sex practices and needle exchange programs are important given the lack of a vaccine.

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    HIV/AIDS is caused by the HIV virus which gradually destroys the immune system. An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS in 2007, with 2.5 million newly infected and 2.1 million deaths that year. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, sharing needles, blood transfusions, mother-to-child transmission. While there is no cure for AIDS, antiretroviral drugs can slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life. Preventive measures like safe sex practices and needle exchange programs are important given the lack of a vaccine.

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    HIV/AIDS is caused by the HIV virus which gradually destroys the immune system. An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS in 2007, with 2.5 million newly infected and 2.1 million deaths that year. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, sharing needles, blood transfusions, mother-to-child transmission. While there is no cure for AIDS, antiretroviral drugs can slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life. Preventive measures like safe sex practices and needle exchange programs are important given the lack of a vaccine.

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    HIV/AIDS is caused by the HIV virus which gradually destroys the immune system. An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS in 2007, with 2.5 million newly infected and 2.1 million deaths that year. HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, sharing needles, blood transfusions, mother-to-child transmission. While there is no cure for AIDS, antiretroviral drugs can slow the progression of the disease and improve quality of life. Preventive measures like safe sex practices and needle exchange programs are important given the lack of a vaccine.

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    HIV/AIDS

    HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus is the virus that causes AIDS. The HIV infection will gradually
    destroy the body's immune system, making it vulnerable to a whole range of infections and cancers. AIDS
    stands for 'Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome". It is a collection of symptoms, signs. Infection and
    cancer resulting from the damage to immune system caused by the HIV. AIDS is the final stage and most
    severe form of HIV infection. Based on UNAIDS estimates, the number of people living with living with
    HIV/AIDS worldwide in 2007 is estimated to be 33.2 million, with 2.5 million newly infected and 2.1 million
    deaths.
    HIV is only infectious in body fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal secretion, breast milk. There are few
    ways HIV can be transmitted from any infected persons to others, such as through: Unprotected sexual
    intercourse, sharing infected needles & syringes, through transfusion with contaminated blood, blood
    products or organ transplants, and by transmission from infected mother to her baby during pregnancy, at
    birth or breast-feeding
    Most people who are infected with HIV do not know that they have become infected. However, some
    people may develop fever, sore throat, rash, joint pain, fatigue and enlarged lymph nodes, for a brief period,
    usually one to six weeks after being infected with HIV.
    Following that stage, an infected person may look healthy and normal although they have HIV in his/her
    blood. Even though they have no symptoms and signs of HIV-related illness or AIDS for many years, they
    are able to transmit the virus to others. Probability of HIV test (to detected antibody to the virus) to be
    positive at this stage is high.
    At present, there is no medication to cure HIV/AIDS completely. However, progression of the disease can
    be slowed down by the use of anti - retrovial (ARV) drugs, which will prolong and improve the quality of life.
    Preventive measures among high risk groups and general public are very important because there is no
    cure for AIDS and no vaccine to protect a person from HIV infection. Common measures to prevent HIV
    infection are: use new disposable needles and syringes and avoid sharing injecting equipment, delivery by
    caesarian section technique for delivery and avoid breastfeeding to newborn child, health-care workers must
    always practice standard precautions and prevent injuries caused by needles and other sharp instruments,
    those who think they have been exposed to HIV, should go for voluntary HIV testing and take precautions to
    prevent spread of HIV to others, healthy lifestyle guided by religious and moral values. Sexual transmission
    of HIV can be prevented through ABC approach : abstinence or no sex (A), monogamous relations between
    uninfected partners or being faithful (B), practice safe sex, including use of condoms (C).
    Children infected or affected by HIV may get help from the Malaysian AIDS Foundation Paediatric AIDS
    Scheme (ask your doctor for information). More information or counseling can be obtained from: Malaysian
    AIDS Council
    If you are below 16 years old, having sex is illegal unless you are married. The Malaysian law states that
    consensual sex with girls below 16 years old will lead to the male being charged with statutory rape.
    REMEMBER !
    If you have a concomitant Sexually transmitted infection (STIs) you are at higher risk of getting HIV
    infection during unprotected sexual activity.

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