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CAUSES OF HrV/ArDS
The HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIVI.
After HIV is in the body, it starts to destroy CD4+ cells, which are white blood cells that help
the body fight infection and disease.
HIV is spread when blood, semen, or vaginal fluids from an infected person enter another
person's body, usually through sexual contact, from sharing needles when injecting drugs,
or from mother to baby during birth.
PREVENTION OF HIV/AIDS
HIV is spread through contact with the blood, semen, vaginal fluid, or breast milk of a
person infected with HIV.
The most common way tb get HIV is by having unprotected sex with a person who has
HIV. (Unprotected sex means not using a condom,) Another common way to get HIV is by
sharing drug injection equipment (such as needles and syringes) with a person infected
with HIV.
To reduce your risk of HIV infection, use condoms correctly every time you have vaginal,
oral, or anal sex, Don't inject drugs. If you do, use only clean needles and equipment and
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Treatment with HIV medicines
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antiretroviral therapy or ART for short) helps people
with HIV live longer, healthier lives. Although ART can reduce the risk of HIV transmission,
it's still important to use condoms during sex.
TREATMENT OF HIV/AIDS
HIV is treated with a combination of medicines called antiretroviral or anti-HIV drugs,