#hivbasics slideshow
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#HIVBASICS:
WORLD AIDS DAY SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 2013
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HIV =A VIRUS THAT ATTACKS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM – THE BODY’S DEFENCE AGAINST DISEASE.
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AIDS =WHEN A PERSON’S IMMUNE SYSTEM IS SO DAMAGED BY HIV, IT CAN’T FIGHT OFF DISEASES IT NORMALLY WOULD.
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THAT’S ALMOST ONE EACH DAY.
PEOPLE WERE DIAGNOSED WITH HIV LAST YEAR IN SCOTLAND.
349
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24%in the UK who have HIV don’t know it.
of people
Getting tested is the only way to be sure.
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THE 2 MAIN WAYS YOU CAN CATCH HIV:
• SEX WITHOUT A CONDOM
• SHARING DRUG-INJECTING KIT
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YOU CAN’T CATCH HIV FROM A KISS.
•OR A CUP.
•OR A HANDSHAKE.
•OR EVEN A TOILET SEAT.
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HIV DOESN’T JUST AFFECT GAY MEN.
41% of new HIV cases
in Scotland last year were passed by sex between men and women.
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THERE’S NO CURE FOR HIV.
BUT THERE ARE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS THAT MEAN PEOPLE WITH HIV CAN HAVE A NEAR NORMAL LIFE SPAN.
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HOW MUCH DO REALLY KNOW ABOUT HIV?
Try the #HIVbasics quiz
www.hivscotland.com/quiz