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AIDS Tips for Teens
AIDS is a condition caused by a virus called HIV that attacks
a person's immune system, making it defenseless against
diseases and infections. The full medical name for AIDS is
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome and the virus is called the
Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
HIV is transmitted through all
forms of unprotected sexual intercourse, i.e., vaginal, anal
or oral sex without the proper use of a latex condom, and
through sharing needles or syringes with someone who is
infected with HIV. Because HIV can "hide" in the body for 10
years or more before it shows up as AIDS, you must never
assume that just because you cannot "see" it in a person, it
is not there!
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