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Do you know how HIV is transmitted? Do you know how many people in the UK are living with HIV? Take young hackney’s quick quiz, and make sure you know what you need to know…
1. When was the first World AIDS Day?
2. What is the international symbol of HIV and World AIDS Day?
3. HIV and AIDS are the same thing
4. How many people are living with HIV in the UK?
5. Most of the people with HIV in the UK got it through sex
6. How can you tell someone has HIV?
7. If you have HIV it means you’re going to die soon
8. HIV doesn’t affect young people
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1. B - The first World AIDS Day was held in 1988 and the theme was Communication. A summit of health ministers held in the UK realised that a united global effort was required to halt the spread of HIV. World AIDS Day was the first international health day in December 1988. The aim of World AIDS Day is to bring to people's attention the worldwide challenges and consequences of the epidemic - ultimately halting the spread of HIV and improving the lives of people living with the virus.
2. A - The international symbol for HIV and World AIDS Day is the red ribbon. The red ribbon has been an international symbol of AIDS awareness since 1991.
3. B - This is FALSE. HIV is a virus which attacks the body’s immune system. When the immune system gets very weak and the body can no longer fight off infections doctors would say that someone has AIDS.
4. C - There are more than 90,000 people living with HIV in the UK.
5. This is TRUE. Most people in the UK get HIV from sex between two men or between a man and a woman. Other main routes of transmission are through sharing needles to inject drugs or from a HIV-positive mother to her child during pregnancy, birth or from breast feeding.
6. C - You can’t tell someone has HIV just by looking at them. Treatment keeps people healthy and allows them to live regular lives.
7. This is FALSE. There are medicines which help people stay as healthy as possible and live longer. But it is important that people are diagnosed early.
8. This is FALSE. In the UK, over 1 in 10 of new HIV diagnoses were amongst young people aged 16-24.
Make sure you know about the risks, and how you can protect yourself from infection at: http://www.nat.org.uk/HIV-Facts/The-basics.aspx
Also see: http://www.worldaidsday.org/
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