Live and Let Live world AIDS day special statement
By the end of 2001 an estimated 40 million people were living with HIV. A further 5 million new infections are predicted by the end of 2002. Figures like these make it seem like AIDS is winning. But all over the world, people like ou are making a difference.
A person can get infected with HIV through the following routes:
Unprotected sex Sharing of needles Unsafe blood Improperly sterilized hospital tools Mother to Child
Prevention
Because there is no effective vaccine and no cure for HIV, the only way to protect oneself is prevention.People should either abstain from having sex or use latex condoms, during oral, anal, or vaginal sex. Only condoms made of latex should be used, and whenever necessary only water-based lubricants should be used. People who are allergic to latex can use polyurethane condoms.Although some laboratory evidence shows that spermicides can kill HIV, there is no conclusive evidence if it can prevent transmission.
The risk of HIV transmission from a pregnant woman to her baby is significantly reduced if she takes AZT during pregnancy, labour and delivery, and her baby takes it for the first six weeks of life. Nevirapine is also found to be useful. But, one should seek expert medical assistance in such situations
Having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) can increase manifold a person's chances of getting HIV through sexual contact. So, it is necessary to treat STDs as soon as you suspect infection.
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| The Risk Chart - Practise Safe Sex |
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No risk or very low risk - No reported cases due to these behaviors
- Masturbation - mutual masturbation
- Touching - massage
- Erotic massage - body rubbing
- Kissing
- Oral sex on a man with a condom
- Oral sex on a woman with a dental dam, Glyde dam, plastic wrap, or cut-open condom
- Not sharing drug injecting, body piercing instruments, needles, syringes
- Using properly sterilized hospital tools
Low risk - Rare reported cases due to these behaviors
Deep kissing Oral sex
Vaginal intercourse with a condom or female condom
Anal intercourse with a condom (Try not to get semen or blood into the mouth or on broken skin.)
High risk - Hundreds of thousands of reported cases are associated with the following.
- Vaginal intercourse without a condom
- Anal intercourse without a condom
- Sharing needles, syringes and other body piercing instruments
- So Pls friends be care full about AIDS please take care about your self. Chiranjeevi Charitable trust collecting blood from very safe methods so pls be one of a part in this program and we (Megafans) making public active thourgh our activites about this type of diseases. Conclusion : Pls dont go for illegal sex it is the best method to prevent Aids. Save your self throught that Save our Nation and Save our world.
- Thx for reading please pass this mater to others and make them activie about Aids.
- Yours Sreenivas from Aids Awareness program of Chiranjeevi Charitble Trust.
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