THE BASICS OF HIV PREVENTION



The Basics Of HIV Prevention

Prevention-is the option for poeple who don't have HIV but who are at high risk of becoming infected with HIV.
PrEp -involves taking a specific HIV medicine everyday.PrEp should always be combined with other prevention such as condoms.
How HIV Is Spread
Through- blood semen
-pre-seminal fluids
-Rectal fluids and vaginal fluids.
Preventive HIV Vaccine
-Is given to poeple who are not infected with HIV ,with the goal of preventing HIV infection  in feature

Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV -pregnant women with HIV receive medicine during pregnancy and child birth prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV.ln some situstions , awoman with HIV may have a scheduled essrean delivery to prevent mother_to -child transmission of HIV during delivery .Babies born to women with HIV receive HIV medicine 4to 6 weeks.

Preventing mother-to-child Transmission of HIV after birth
-To breast milk,after childbirth do babies born to women with HIV receive the medicine to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV .Babies born to women with HIV receive an HIV medicine called Zidorudine .
Other Steps protect babies from HIV
-Because HIV can be spread in breast milk ,women with HIV who live in.
-There are reports of children bec oming infected with HIV by eating food that was previously chewed by a person with HIV.To be safe babies should not be fed pre-chewed food

How to avoid getting HIV during sec
-Hiv is spread through contact with blood or sexuel fluids like semen and vaginal fluids , usually vaginal and anal sex.
-Using condoms really lowers your risk of getting HIV .
-There is also adaily pill you can take called PrEP that can help you prevent HIV.
Hillary Muindi

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