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42HIV/AIDS EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FSH RESIDENTS
I.
BASICS OF TRANSMISSION
a.
Seriousness of the disease.
b.
Sexual modes of transmission:
- penis/vagina
- penis/rectum
- mouth/rectum
- mouth/genitals
c.
Non-sexual modes of transmission:
- Sharing needles or “works as in use of intravenous drugs
- Perinatally from mother to child
- blood/blood products
d.
A single exposure of any kind may result in infection.
e.
An individual can be infected with the AIDS virus without having symptoms or
appearing ill. Infected individuals with or without symptoms can transmit the virus to
others. Once infected, a person is presumed infected for life, even though symptoms
may not develop for several years.
f.
The virus is not spread by the following:
- Casual contacts such as handshakes, hugs, doorknob, and toilet seats (there is no
reason to avoid an infected person in ordinary personal and professional contact)
- Giving blood
- Mutually monogamous/exclusive sexual relationships, assuming neither partner is
infected, nor becomes infected via non-sexual modes of transmission.
II.
PREVENTION
a.
Abstinence from sex or having a mutually monogamous relationship with an
uninfected person is the best ways to avoid infection with the AIDS virus.
b.
If not abstaining from sexual activities and partner’s HIV antibody status is positive or
unknown, then:
- Practice “safe sex” which mean choosing sexual partners carefully and using barrier
protection (condoms); use of a spermicide that kills viruses, in addition to using a
condom, is recommended.
- Condoms and spermicides reduce the risk of infection with the virus that causes
AIDS; they may not be 100% effective in preventing transmission of the virus.
- Encourage partners, at risk for HIV infection, to seek HIV antibody counseling and
testing services.
- Reduce number of sex partners.
- Avoid prostitutes.
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