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Summary
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   Last updated: 05.04.06
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This chapter provides:

  • An explanation of the difference between HIV and AIDS.

  • How HIV is transmitted.

  • What the HIV test looks for.

  • The different stages of HIV infection.

  • How anti-HIV treatment can mean a longer and healthier life.

  • There are two testimonies, one from a woman and one from a man, explaining how HIV has affected attitudes towards their life-expectancy.





 

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HIV, the basics
The basics
  • Summary
  • HIV
  • AIDS
  • HIV transmission
  • The HIV test
  • Stages of HIV infection
  • HIV treatments - the changed reality of living with HIV
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