HIV

Question 1

What does AIDS stand for

Answer 1

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Question 2

Is there a cure for AIDS

Answer 2

No

Question 3

True or false: HIV germs travel through the air

Answer 3

False

Question 4

How does HIV make you sick?

Answer 4

The HI virus attacks the T cells of your immune system that are responsible for fighting germs that carry disease and illness. This means that your body cannot fight germs and illnesses anymore, the viral load of HIV in your body increases and you get sick.

Question 5

What does contagious mean

Answer 5

Something that is contagious can be spread from one person to another

Question 6

How does HIV get spread

Answer 6

If the blood from someone who has HIV gets into the bloodstream of someone who hasn’t or when infected body fluids (like breast milk, semen or vaginal fluids) pass into the body of an unaffected person

Question 7

How can you prevent getting HIV through blood

Answer 7

Don’t touch blood without gloves
Cover cuts and open sores you have with a plaster
Don’t pick up or play with needles, syringes, razor blades or other sharp objects that may have blood on them
Do not someone use a used needle to pierce your ears or give you an injection

Question 8

True or false: you can get HIV through sharing food with an infected person

Answer 8

False

Question 9

What does HIV stand for

Answer 9

Human Immunodeficiency Virus