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1. WORLD
AIDS DAY
AWARENESS
MESSAGE
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2. World AIDS Day is observed each year on December 1 and is
an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight
against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV,
and remember those who are no more with us.
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3. HIV/AIDS: The Basics
What You Need to Do
HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, weakens your immune system by destroying
important cells that fight disease and infection.
HIV can destroy so many of your T-cells or CD4 cells, a key part of your immune system,
that your body can’t fight infections and disease anymore. When this happens, HIV
infection can lead to AIDS.
AIDS, or Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, is a complex illness with a wide range of
complications and symptoms. AIDS is the final stage of HIV.
When individuals reach this stage, they are at high risk for opportunistic infections due to
their badly damaged immune system.
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4. Overview
HIV TRANSMISSION
HIV is found in specific human body fluids. You can be infected with
HIV if any of the following fluids enter your body:
Blood
Semen
Pre-seminal fluid
Breast milk
Vaginal fluids
Rectal (anal) mucous
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5. Other body fluids and waste products—like feces,
nasal fluids, saliva, sweat, tears, urine, or vomit—don’t
contain enough HIV to infect you, unless they have
blood mixed in them and you have significant and
direct contact with them.
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6. During sexual contact
You can contract HIV through anal,
oral, or vaginal sex. During sexual
contact, you have contact with your
partner’s body fluids, which can deliver
the virus into your bloodstream
through microscopic breaks or rips in
the linings of the vagina, vulva, penis,
rectum, or mouth.
During pregnancy,
childbirth, or
breastfeeding
As a result of injection
drug use
Babies can contract HIV through the
contact they have with their mother’s
body fluids—including amniotic fluids
and blood—through pregnancy and
childbirth. Infants can also get HIV
from drinking infected breast milk.
Needles or drugs that are
contaminated with HIV-infected
blood can deliver the virus directly
into your body.
Ways how HIV can be transmitted
through body fluids
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7. As a result of
occupational exposure
Healthcare workers have the greatest
risk for this type of HIV transmission
because they may come in contact
with infected blood or other fluids
through needle sticks or cuts.
Blood transfusion with
infected blood or an
organ transplant from
an infected donor
This method of transmission is
extremely rare due to screening
requirements.
Ways how HIV can be transmitted
through body fluids
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8. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
HIV / AIDS
Chills
Rash
Night sweats
Fever Muscle aches
Sore throat
Fatigue
Swollen lymph
nodes
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9. MYTHS
HIV or AIDS can be cured
FACTS
There is no cure for HIV/AIDS.
If I take birth control, I won’t
get HIV
Birth control does not protect
you against HIV.
Women who are HIV positive
can’t — and shouldn’t have
babies
There are a number of options for
women who are HIV positive to have
perfectly normal and healthy babies.
I can’t get HIV because I’m not
gay/black/a drug user
HIV affects people from all
backgrounds regardless of age,
race, ethnicity, gender, or sexual
orientation.
HIV MYTHS & FACTS

10. More Facts
HIV cannot be spread through
Saliva, such as through kissing or sharing eating utensils
Hugging or shaking hands with someone who is HIV positive
Sharing exercise equipment or playing sports with an HIV
positive person
Touching a toilet seat or doorknob handle after an HIV
positive person
Drinking from a public water fountain

11. HIV/AIDS Prevention
Practicing abstinence
Abstinence means different to different people, for some people, practicing abstinence means
avoiding any kind of sexual activities, for others its avoiding vaginal sex. Practicing abstinence is the
perfect way to prevent getting HIV infection.
Practicing safer sex
Safer sex means you are taking extra precautions to protect yourself and your partner from sexually
transmitted infections (STIs), HIV, and unplanned pregnancy with Latex condoms and other
precautions.
Getting tested
You should know your status—both for your health and the health of your partner. It is also
imperative that you know your partners status prior to engaging in sexual activity.
Being monogamous
Being in a sexual relationship with only one person and you both are having sex only with each
other. Having one sexual partner greatly reduces your risk of contracting HIV.
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12. Contact us
Greenview Medical Center - Multi Speciality Hospital Bangalore
20 & 21, 14th Main Road, Opp. Agara Lake, Sector V, HSR Layout,
Bengaluru, Karnataka 560034 Phone: 08067927777
Email:greenviewmedicalcenter@gmail.com
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