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  2. Prevention of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Where one partner of a couple has HIV infection, consistent condom use results in rates of HIV infection for the uninfected person below 1% per year. [22] Some data support the equivalence of internal condoms to latex condoms, but the evidence is not definitive. [23] As of January 2019, condoms are available inside 30% of prisons globally. [24]

  3. Management of HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    HIV can also be detected in breast milk of infected mothers and transmitted through breast feeding. [68] The WHO balances the low risk of transmission through breast feeding from women who are on ART with the benefits of breastfeeding against diarrhea, pneumonia and malnutrition.

  4. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is defined as an HIV infection with either a CD4 + T cell count below 200 cells per μL or the occurrence of specific diseases associated with HIV infection. [32] In the absence of specific treatment, around half of people infected with HIV develop AIDS within ten years. [32]

  5. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention - Wikipedia

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    This combination of drugs is also known to increase HIV resistance to these medications when used as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in individuals who have already (recently) been infected with HIV. Cabotegravir (Apretude) shares a similar black box warning to only use the medication if a person tests negative for HIV infection. It is ...

  6. Safe sex - Wikipedia

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    And, because HIV-positive people with durably suppressed or undetectable amounts of HIV in their blood cannot transmit HIV to sexual partners, sexual activity with HIV-positive partners on effective treatment is a form of safe sex (to prevent HIV infection). This fact has given rise to the concept of "U=U" ("Undetectable = Untransmittable").

  7. 10 Facts About Vaccines That Will Blow Your Mind - AOL

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    Protect Yourself and Others. Peacock adds vaccines help your body create protective antibodies, proteins that help it fight off infections. By getting vaccinated, you can protect yourself and ...

  8. Transmission-based precautions - Wikipedia

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    Transmission-based precautions are infection-control precautions in health care, in addition to the so-called "standard precautions". They are the latest routine infection prevention and control practices applied for patients who are known or suspected to be infected or colonized with infectious agents, including certain epidemiologically important pathogens, which require additional control ...

  9. Innate resistance to HIV - Wikipedia

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    In 1994, Stephen Crohn became the first person discovered to be completely resistant to HIV in all tests performed despite having partners infected by the virus. [3] Crohn's resistance was a result of the absence of a receptor, which prevent the HIV from infecting CD4 present on the exterior of the white blood cells.

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