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    HIV 101

    Without treatment, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) can make a person very sick and even cause death.
    Learning the basics about HIV can keep you healthy and prevent transmission.

    HIV Can Be Transmitted By

    Sexual Contact Sharing Needles Mother to Baby


    to Inject Drugs during pregnancy, birth,
    or breastfeeding

    HIV Is NOT Transmitted By

    Air or Water Saliva, Sweat, Tears, or Insects or Pets Sharing Toilets,


    Closed-Mouth Kissing Food, or Drinks

    Protect Yourself From HIV


    Get tested at least once or more often If you are at very high risk for HIV, ask your
    if you are at risk. health care provider if pre-exposure prophylaxis
    Use condoms the right way every (PrEP) is right for you.
    time you have anal or vaginal sex. If you think youve been exposed to HIV within the
    Choose activities with little to last 3 days, ask a health care provider about post-
    no risk like oral sex. exposure prophylaxis (PEP) right away. PEP can
    prevent HIV, but it must be started within 72 hours.
    Limit your number of sex partners.
    Get tested and treated for other STDs.
    Dont inject drugs, or if you do,
    dont share needles or works.

    Keep Yourself Healthy And Protect Others


    If You Are Living With HIV
    Find HIV care. It can keep you healthy Tell your sex or drug-using partners that
    and greatly reduce your chance of you are living with HIV. Use condoms the
    transmitting HIV. right way every time you have sex, and talk
    Take your medicines the right
    way every day.
    to your partners about PrEP.
    Get tested and treated for other STDs.
    +
    Stay in HIV care.

    For more information please visit www.cdc.gov/hiv

    National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention


    July 2016
    Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention

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