You need to know about AIDS ten 'basic knowledge'

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10 basic AIDS knowledge

1, AIDS is a high mortality rate of serious infectious diseases, there is no cure for the drug and methods, but can be prevented.

AIDS medicine full name "acquired immune deficiency syndrome" (the initials AIDS), by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus-HIV) causes a serious disease.

AIDS virus invades the human destruction of the body\'s immune function, the human body is difficult to cure a variety of infections and tumors, eventually leading to death.

HIV resistance to the weak external environment, leave the human body, can only survive at room temperature a few hours to several days of high temperature, dry and disinfect commonly used drugs can kill the virus.

4-8 weeks after HIV infection can be detected from the blood of HIV antibodies, but antibodies can be detected before a infectious. HIV infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk, wound exudate contains large amounts of HIV, and highly contagious.

untreated HIV-infected persons usually after 2-10 years (latency) the development of AIDS patients in developing into AIDS patients before the appearance looks normal, they can not have any symptoms for many years to live and work, but can transmit the virus to others.

when HIV-infected persons immune system was severely damaged by the virus, as well as disease resistance can not maintain the minimum, the infection will develop into AIDS patients, long-term unexplained fever, weight loss, night sweats, chronic diarrhea, coughing and other symptoms.

has antiviral drugs and better treatment, though not completely cured, but can effectively inhibit viral replication, delay the disease, improve symptoms and prolong life.

have not yet developed a vaccine to prevent AIDS.

2, AIDS mainly through sexual contact, blood and mother to child transmission in three ways.

in the world, sexual contact is the main route of transmission of AIDS.

AIDS through sexual intercourse between the way men, between men and women spread.

The more sexual contacts, the greater the risk of HIV infection.

sharing of syringes by drug users is an important blood-borne HIV risk behavior.

input or injection of HIV-contaminated blood or blood products will be infected with HIV.

use by HIV-contaminated and non-sterile syringes, acupuncture needles or razors, and other devices into the human body are likely to spread AIDS.

about 1 / 3 of women infected with HIV through pregnancy, childbirth and lactation the transmission of HIV to infants and young children.

present, good drugs and methods to effectively block the transmission of HIV by pregnant women to their babies.

suspect may be infected with HIV-infected women in pregnancy to qualified medical for HIV antibody testing and counseling.

suspected or found to be HIV-infected pregnant women to consult the relevant medical institutions, to receive medical guidance and blocking treatment.

3, and AIDS patients and HIV-infected persons in contact with daily life and work not infected with HIV.

work and life in patients with AIDS and HIV infection in general contact (such as shaking hands, hugging, sharing a meal, sharing tools, office equipment, etc.) are not infected with HIV.

by AIDS will not toilet seats, telephones, tableware, bedding, swimming pools or public baths and other public facilities spread.

coughing and sneezing spread of AIDS.

mosquito bites do not spread AIDS.

4, tried to stay, abide by the prevention of sexual morality of HIV infection means the fundamental measure.

establish a healthy and positive love, marriage, family and sexual attitudes is to prevent and control AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases cure of the road.

of their own lifestyle, premarital and extramarital sex AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases to quickly spread the hotbed.

prostitution, prostitution and other activities, AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases is an important risk behavior.

multiple sexual contacts of people should stop high-risk behaviors to avoid HIV infection or sexually transmitted diseases and lose their health and life.

young people to learn to control sexual impulses, premature sexual relations will not only harm friship, will have adverse effects on physical and mental health.

mutual loyalty between husband and wife can protect against both HIV infection and sexually transmitted diseases.

5, correct use of condoms (condoms) can not only contraception, but also to reduce HIV infection, the risk of sexually transmitted diseases.

proper use of good quality condoms (condoms) can not only contraception, but also can effectively reduce HIV infection, the risk of sexually transmitted diseases. each sex should be used throughout.

addition to the proper use of condoms, other contraceptive measures can not prevent AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases.

men infected women will pass on the risk of HIV was significantly higher than the risk of women passed men. women the right to take the initiative to ask for the use of condoms during sex.

6, early treatment and cure sexually transmitted diseases can reduce the risk of HIV infection.

STD patients more susceptible to AIDS. genital abscess, ulcers, inflammation of the people more susceptible to AIDS, and can easily transmit the virus to others, so early detection and treatment of genital infections specification can reduce the infection and spread of AIDS.

who think they suffer from sexually transmitted diseases and genital infections to go to regular hospital or STD prevention and treatment agencies to examine, consult and treatment, but also to mobilize sexual contact with their people to accept the check.

some women infected with STD no obvious symptoms, difficult to detect, if high-risk behavior, should go to hospital for examination and treatment.

regular hospital can provide specifications, confidential testing, diagnosis, treatment and counseling services. Youyi Yaofan must not look for treatment, do not consumers in self-government, in order to avoid misdiagnosis, exted duration, increase the chance of HIV infection.

suspect they are infected with the AIDS virus should go to the county level and above, CDC, and large hospitals to do a comprehensive HIV antibody testing and counseling people who have high-risk behavior, counseling and testing should be done regularly.

7, drug users sharing syringes is important to the spread of AIDS way, so to say no to drugs, lovers of life.

drug use is a violation, not only seriously jeopardize their health and lives of drug users, but also harm the family and society.

drug syringes with others who share the risk of HIV infection in particular large.

do not share syringes, the use of clean syringes or sterile syringes, can effectively reduce the spread of AIDS drug harm.

sex with injecting drug users risk of HIV infection.

8, to avoid unnecessary blood transfusions and injections, the use of The HIV antibody testing of blood and blood products.

to promote voluntary blood donation, blood selling blood to prevent trafficking, to strengthen the blood testing is important to ensure blood safety measures.

of blood and blood products for HIV antibody testing strictly, to ensure blood safety is to prevent transmission of HIV through blood collection and supply of key measures.

should avoid unnecessary blood transfusions and injections, the use of plasma substitutes and their blood is safe to use one of the measures of blood.

to blood transfusion To use after HIV antibody testing of blood or sterilized and disposable infusion devices.

to enforce the rules and regulations on disinfection is the spread of AIDS through blood an important part. immunization of children to the use of disposable syringes, if not conditions, you must be one person, one needle one one with a disinfectant.

medical staff and special industry (hotels, guesthouses, bathhouse, barber shop, beauty salon, foot room, etc.) used by service personnel knives, needles and other easy to puncture or scratch the skin of equipment must be sterilized.

9, care, help and do not discriminate against AIDS patients and HIV infection prevention and control of AIDS is an important aspect.

HIV infected patients and the participation and cooperation AIDS prevention and control is an important component.

for AIDS patients and HIV discrimination is not conducive to the prevention and control of AIDS, but also as social unrest.

HIV-infected persons is a victim of the disease, should be humanitarian sympathy and help the State in accordance with relevant regulations necessary to give the lives of those infected with relief, and actively support a production capacity of AIDS patients to participate in production activities.

national economic difficulties for farmers and urban population of AIDS patients free of charge antiviral treatment in key areas of implementation of the AIDS epidemic, free voluntary counseling and blood testing.

for AIDS orphans to att school free of charge. for AIDS Control Demonstration Area of ​​pregnant women free HIV counseling, screening and antiviral therapy to reduce mother to child transmission.

families and communities for HIV infected patients and to create a frily, understanding, healthy living and working environment that encourages them to take an active attitude to life, to change high-risk behavior, with treatment, will help improve patient and quality of life of those infected, prolong life, but also conducive to AIDS prevention and control and maintenance of a stable life.

10, AIDS threatens every individual and every family, the prevention of AIDS is the responsibility of society as a whole.

AIDS around the world , especially in developing countries spread rapidly. China\'s AIDS epidemic has entered a period of rapid growth.

if not promptly and effectively control the epidemic, will be the country\'s social and economic development a serious impact.

establish government leadership , multi-sectoral cooperation and the whole society to participate in AIDS prevention and control system, and create favorable social environment for AIDS prevention and control of the AIDS epidemic is a major success stories.

AIDS prevention and control of China\'s basic principles: prevention, education based, combining prevention with control, tackling the problem in a comprehensive way.

public education and changing risky behavior is an effective HIV prevention measures.

Everyone has the right to understand and master the basic knowledge of AIDS prevention, avoidance of risky behaviors, strengthen self-protection .

a sense of social responsibility of every citizen should actively participate in AIDS prevention and advocacy, AIDS prevention knowledge to know how to tell other people.

propaganda to young people to prevent AIDS, STD knowledge, to carry out sex education in schools to protect young people from AIDS, the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases, every family, every school, every community and the common responsibility of society as a whole.

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