This is an international strategy for fighting against HIV/AIDS.
The goal is: “Zero new HIV infections. Zero discrimination &
zero AIDS related deaths. Backed by the United Nations the
‘Getting to Zero’ campaign runs until 2015.”
Worldwide: 33.4 million
USA: 1.2 million
http://aids.gov
www.worldaidscampaign.org
Modes of transmission:
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During sex: vaginal, oral or anal
Sharing needles (i.e. drug use,
tattoos & piercings)
Pregnant women infected with
HIV can pass the virus to their
baby during pregnancy or delivery, as well as
through breast feeding.
HIV cannot be transmitted through casual
contact.
Safest Options:
 Don’t have sex
 Don’t share needles of any kind
Other Options:
 Have sex with only 1 partner, who only has sex with
you, for your whole lives
 Use a condom correctly, every time you have sex
(vaginal, oral & anal)
* FREE condoms are available in Beu, Women’s
Center, Casa Latina, Gwendolyn Brooks, AOD &
Health Education office in Seal Hall 2nd floor
 Clean needles with bleach
“HIV does not make people dangerous to know, so you
can shake their hands and give them a hug: Heaven
knows they need it.” - Princess Diana
Beu Health Center — HIV
McDonough County Health Dept.
testing. Cost $ 22
HIV testing. Cost $ 30
(309) 298-1888
(309) 837-9951
HIV/AIDS Hotline:
1-800-243-2437
FREE Testing on
December 3
„Know yor sas”
held in the
Multicultural Center
10 am — 3 pm
ACT HIV AWARE
Educational
Information .
found in the
Multicultural Center
10 am — 3 pm
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AIDS Day Program in
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There is no cure for HIV, but it can be controlled with the use of anti-retroviral
drugs which allow people to live longer, healthier lives and prevent mother to child
transmission of HIV.
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Are you positive
you are negative?
www.unaids.org
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Stall Talk
Volume 14, Issue 14
November 26, 2012
Stall Talk is brought to you by Beu Health Center Graduate Assistant and Peace Corps
Fellow Becky Moss. For more information, call 298.3225. For more health info, visit
beu.wiu.edu. For adaptive format see the Disability Resource Center
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AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. A person
does not get infected with AIDS. AIDS is what develops as a longterm result of being infected with HIV. The continual weakening of
the immune system of an HIV positive person causes them signs,
symptoms, infections and cancers.
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HIV is found in 4 fluids: blood, vaginal fluid, semen
and breast milk.
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is what
someone gets infected with. HIV infects immune system cells,
impairing their function or destroying them. When this happens, it
is harder for the body to fight off infections, especially those that a
normal immune system can defeat.
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“Every human being is the author of his
own health or disease.” -Sivanda
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