HIV/AIDS is preventable and treatable, but is incurable.

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HIV/AIDS is preventable and treatable, but is incurable.

EIA Western blot rapid test

Preventing HIV/AIDS There are many actions you can take to avoid contracting HIV/AIDS. The CDC estimates that about 25 percent of the people in the United States who are infected with HIV do not know they are infected.

    Preventing HIV/AIDS The following healthful behaviors will help protect you from infection:  Practice abstinence.  Do not share needles, knives, and razors. Avoid situations where drug and alcohol use might compromise your decision making.   Use refusal skills when you feel pressured to engage in risky behaviors.

Preventing HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Among Teens

Diagnosing HIV/AIDS Several tests are used to diagnose HIV/AIDS. If someone believes he or she may have been exposed to HIV, the person needs to be tested.

Diagnosing HIV/AIDS Typically, a blood sample or an oral specimen from between the inside of the cheek and the gum is collected and sent to a laboratory for analysis.   At most testing sites, qualified personnel are available to answer questions, make referrals, and explain results.

Types of Laboratory HIV Tests After collected samples are sent to a laboratory, technicians screen them for HIV antibodies.   A person’s body does not naturally have HIV antibodies: they are produced only in the presence of an infection.

EIA Test If the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) test results are positive, then the EIA test is repeated. EIA A test that screens for the presence of HIV antibodies in the blood

EIA Test In a positive EIA test, HIV antibodies bind to the HIV antigens on a plastic bead coated with HIV proteins.

Western Blot Test The Western blot test is used only after EIA tests produce positive results. Western blot A test that detects HIV antibodies and confirms the results of earlier EIA tests

Western Blot Test If the results of the two EIA tests and the Western blot test are all positive, a person is diagnosed with HIV/AIDS.   Many health departments and HIV/ AIDS information and counseling centers will pay for the costs of these tests.

Additional Tests RNA Test CD4 Test How many copies of the virus are circulating in the blood. RNA Test How many white blood cells are in a sample of blood. CD4 Test

Additional Tests A rapid test can be used in situations where the infected person might not come back to learn the results of the test. Rapid test An HIV test that produces results in only 20 minutes

Additional Tests Only use home testing kits that have been approved by the FDA.   An FDA-approved test requires providing a spot of dried blood, which is then mailed to an approved lab for analysis.

Benefits of Early Diagnosis Early detection allows a person to begin proper medical care early to slow the progress of the virus. avoid behaviors that could spread HIV to others. gain peace of mind when the results are negative.

Treating HIV/AIDS Medications can slow the growth of HIV/AIDS, but there is no cure. Drugs have been developed that slow the growth of HIV and treat the opportunistic infections that occur in individuals who do not have healthy immune systems.

Treating HIV/AIDS To slow the growth of the AIDS virus, people take a combination of drugs, a treatment known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).   In 2006, the FDA approved a once-daily, single-pill treatment for HIV/AIDS.