HIV Background Booklet

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HIV Background Booklet

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One in every four Americans newly infected with HIV is under the age of 22. Yet controversy still surrounds prevention efforts for young people.

This HIV Background Booklet is designed to give you, the educator, basic background information to enable you to give your students the information they need to make good decisions regarding their sexuality. It covers:

	What is HIV/AIDS?
	How does HIV work in the body?
	What happens to me if I have HIV?
	How is HIV treated?
	How is HIV transmitted?
	How is HIV transmission related to other STDs?
	How do you find out if you are infected?
	What is HIV reporting?
	How many people have HIV/AIDS?
	How do you prevent HIV infection?
	How effective are condoms?
	What works in HIV prevention education?

find it here

Safer Sex and Condoms

Safer sex means always using a latex barrier. This includes using a condom on a man or barrier protection such as plastic wrap, a dental dam, or cut condom for a woman.

HIV/AIDS Quarterly Statistical Reports. Reports about HIV prevention or HIV care services and articles from the Seattle-based adult and pediatric HIV/AIDS clinical trials units and the HIV Vaccine Evaluation Unit.

STD Fact Sheets Detailed summaries about chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, and more.

Updated: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 at 01:41 PM

All information is general in nature and is not intended to be used as a substitute for appropriate professional advice. For more information please call 206-296-4600 (voice) or 206-296-4631 (TTY Relay service). Mailing address: ATTN: Communications Team, Public Health - Seattle & King County, 999 3rd Ave., Suite 1200, Seattle, WA 98104 or click here to email us.

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