| In 1981, scientists in the United States
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| | contracting AIDS from a man than the
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| and France first recognized the Acquired
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| | other way around, and the threat is
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| Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), which
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| | always greater when another sexually
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| was later discovered to be caused by a
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| | transmitted disease (STD) is present.
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| virus called the Human Immunodeficiency
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| | The very existence of AIDS calls for a
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| Virus (HIV). HIV breaks down the body's
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| | basic change in human behavior. No
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| immunity to infections leading to AIDS.
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| | vaccine or drug exists that can prevent
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| The virus can lie hidden in the body for
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| | or cure AIDS, and because the virus
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| up to 10 years without producing any
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| | mutates frequently, no remedy may ever be
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| obvious symptoms or before developing
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| | totally effective. Other STDs such as
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| into the AIDS disease, and in the
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| | syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis
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| meantime the person can unknowingly
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| | B, and herpes are far more common than
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| infect others. Currently, an estimated 40
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| | AIDS and can lead to serious
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| million people worldwide are HIV
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| | complications such as infertility, but at
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| carriers, and three million a year are
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| | least they can usually be cured.
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| dying of AIDS.
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| | You should always practice safe sex to
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| HIV lives in white blood cells and is
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| | prevent AIDS and other STDs. You never
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| present in the sexual fluids of humans.
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| | know who is infected or even if you
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| It's difficult to catch and is spread
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| | yourself have become infected. It's
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| mostly through sexual intercourse, by
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| | important to bring the subject up before
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| needle or syringe sharing among
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| | you start to make love. Make a joke out
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| intravenous drug users, in blood
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| | of it by pulling out a condom and asking
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| transfusions, and during pregnancy and
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| | your new partner, "Say, do you know what
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| birth (if the mother is infected). Using
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| | this is?" Or perhaps, "Your condom or
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| another person's razor blade or having
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| | mine?" Far from being unromantic or
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| your body pierced or tattooed are also
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| | embarrassing, you'll both feel more
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| risky, but the HIV virus cannot be
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| | relaxed with the subject off your minds,
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| transmitted by shaking hands, kissing,
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| | and it's much better than worrying
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| cuddling, fondling, sneezing, cooking
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| | afterwards if you might have been
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| food, or sharing eating or drinking
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| | infected. The golden rule is safe sex or
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| utensils. One cannot be infected by
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| | no sex.
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| saliva, sweat, tears, urine, or feces;
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| | An HIV infection can be detected through
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| toilet seats, telephones, swimming pools,
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| | a blood test, because the antibodies
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| or mosquito bites do not cause AIDS.
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| | created by the body to fight off the
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| Ostracizing a known AIDS victim is not
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| | virus can be seen under a microscope. It
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| only immoral but also absurd.
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| | takes at least three weeks for the
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| Most blood banks now screen their
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| | antibodies to be produced and in some
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| products for HIV, and you can protect
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| | cases as long as six months before they
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| yourself against dirty needles by only
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| | can be picked up during a screening test.
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| allowing an injection if you see the
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| | If you think you may have run a risk, you
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| syringe taken out of a fresh unopened
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| | should discuss the appropriateness of a
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| pack. The simplest safeguard during sex
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| | test with your doctor. It's always better
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| is the proper use of a latex condom.
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| | to know if you are infected so as to be
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| Unroll the condom onto the erect penis;
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| | able to avoid infecting others, to obtain
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| while withdrawing after ejaculation, hold
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| | early treatment of symptoms, and to make
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| onto the condom as you come out. Never
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| | realistic plans. If you know someone with
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| try to recycle a condom, and pack a
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| | AIDS, you should give them all the
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| supply with you, as it can be a nuisance
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| | support you can (there's no danger in
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| trying to buy them on short notice.
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| | such contact unless blood is present).
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| HIV is spread more often through anal
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| | ###
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| than vaginal sex, because the lining of
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| | David Stanley is the original author of
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| the rectum is much weaker than that of
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| | Lonely Planet guidebooks to Eastern
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| the vagina, and ordinary condoms
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| | Europe, Cuba, and Canada's Maritime
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| sometimes tear when used in anal sex. If
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| | Provinces. His personal collection of
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| you have anal sex, only use extra-strong
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| | Cuba travel photos is on Cuba Pictures.
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| condoms and special water-based
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| | You have permission to publish this
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| lubricants, since oil, Vaseline, and
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| | article electronically or in print, free
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| cream weaken the rubber. During oral sex
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| | of charge, so long as the byline and
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| you must make sure you don't get any
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| | resource box are included. Please do not
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| semen or menstrual blood in your mouth. A
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| | use this article without the byline and
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| woman runs 10 times the risk of
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| | resource box. Many thanks!
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