THE SCIENCE:
1. AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome) decreases
the body’s ability to fight infection and suppress
multiplication of abnormal cells, such as cancer cells.
2. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that
causes AIDS.
3. HIV is transmitted sexually, by contaminated blood, or via
the placenta to the fetus of an infected mother.
4. While there are new and improved treatments for HIV,
there is no cure, and, because of the nature of the virus,
developing a preventive vaccine is problematic.
5. Unprotected sex is the most common means of HIV
infection.
6. Teens are especially vulnerable to the AIDS epidemic
and are, in fact, being infected at the alarming rate of more
than one every hour.
1. AIDS (Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome) decreases
the body’s ability to fight infection and suppress
multiplication of abnormal cells, such as cancer cells.
2. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that
causes AIDS.
3. HIV is transmitted sexually, by contaminated blood, or via
the placenta to the fetus of an infected mother.
4. While there are new and improved treatments for HIV,
there is no cure, and, because of the nature of the virus,
developing a preventive vaccine is problematic.
5. Unprotected sex is the most common means of HIV
infection.
6. Teens are especially vulnerable to the AIDS epidemic
and are, in fact, being infected at the alarming rate of more
than one every hour.
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