What's Your Swagger? - CHECK YOURSELF. PROTECT YOURSELF - HIV/AIDS Awareness and Education Campaign.

10 things you should know about HIV/AIDS.

How is HIV transmitted?

Kissing

Sperm

Saliva

blood, vaginal secretion, breast milk, semen

How can you avoid HIV?

Practice Safer Sex

Not knowing your partners sexual history

Having sex with strangers

Not using a female condom or male condom

Birth control pills.

How long does it take for your body to build up enough antibodies for HIV testing to detect the virus?

Day after infection

2-3 weeks after infection

2-7 days after infection

1-2 months after infection

25 days-3 months after infection

What is the age range of most new cases of HIV?

25-30

30-40

40-50

18-25

How long can HIV live outside of the body?

1-5 hours

a day

a week

5-10 seconds if it comes in contact with air

What year did people start testing blood for HIV before using it for transfusions?

1981

1985

1983

1982

How many people in U.S. last year had HIV?

500,000

20,000

100,000

300,000

Over 1,000,000

Blacks represent what percent of cumulative HIV cases in Broward County?

20.5%

47.4%

50.7%

60.2%

Where can you go to get tested for STDs and HIV?

Health Department

Family Doctor

Community HIV testing events

All of the above

What is the difference between HIV and AIDS?

The blood T-cell count

How old you are

When you were infected

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