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AIDS/HIV - Prevention And Transmission

While prevention efforts have managed to reduce the number of new HIV infections, each year, an estimated 56,300 Americans are newly infected with HIV. Efforts are underway by many agencies, primarily the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to fund prevention programs to educate people at highest risk, as well as the general public, about HIV/AIDS and preventing or reducing their risk. HIV is spread by sexual contact with an infected person, by sharing needles and/or syringes (primarily for drug injection) with someone who is infected, or, less commonly (and now very rarely in countries where blood is screened for HIV antibodies), through transfusions of infected blood or blood clotting factors. Babies born to HIV-infected women may become infected before or during birth or through breast-feeding after birth.

 

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Asked By : dreamsinfear

Asked on : 05 Mar 2010   

I am worried about possible HIV infection...I did RAPID test for HIV with my
friend..and our results are negative. But I am worried that I didnt paid much
attention to lancet being used as my friend was tested first. What is
possibility of being infected by Lancet sharing if my friend is in window
period..plzz help...

Asked By : pretz

Asked on : 15 Jan 2010   

What is the main factor that contributes to AIDS. How can we prevent children from this?


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