You can’t get AIDS by being near or touching someone who has AIDS. HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is spread through the blood. HIV does not travel as tears, air, or sweat. If you find a used needle on the ground, don’t touch it. Especially if you have an open cut. The blood from the needle might have HIV in or on it. You can kiss a person infected with HIV on the cheek, but you shouldn’t do any big, deep kissing since small amounts of HIV have been found in saliva.
You can get AIDS by:blood transfusions ( not very common anymore).having unprotected sex with someone who has AIDS. finding a used needle on the ground, picking it up, and getting the infected blood into an open wound. getting blood from someone else’s cut who has AIDS, into yours. now the time to prevent the aids.Advocate sex education in schools. Studies have shown that such education does not encourage increased sexual activity and does in fact encourage abstinence.
Implement programs such as substance-abuse prevention and self-esteem discussions, as well as after-school programs for youth to alleviate the boredom or restlessness that may lead to a higher rate of sexual activity and lower rate of condom use.Encourage open discussion between parents and adolescent children about condoms – the sooner the better. Openness with adolescents prior to their first sexual experience has been shown to encourage lifelong condom use.Include youth in planning any HIV prevention programs for adolescents. They can be powerful resources for teaching empowerment and outreach.Provide easy access to condoms for adolescents – they need to be able to put into practice what they learn.Target the roots of the problem, such as drug abuse, sexual promiscuity and even the boredom and restlessness associated with dropping out of school that may lead to higher rates of sexual activity.
Tags: How to Prevent HIV/AIDS, New Ways to Prevent and Treat AIDS
