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preventive measures of AIDS

Answer 1

Get tested and know your partner’s HIV status. Talk to your partner about HIV testing and get tested before you have sex. Use this testing locator from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to find an HIV testing location near you.

Have less risky sex. HIV is mainly spread by having anal or vaginal sex without a condom or without taking medicines to prevent or treat HIV.

Use condoms. Use a condom correctly every time you have sex. Read this fact sheet from CDC on how to use condoms correctly.

Limit your number of sexual partners.The more partners you have, the more likely you are to have a partner with HIV whose HIV is not well controlled or to have a partner with a sexually transmitted disease (STD). Both of these factors can increase the risk of HIV transmission. If you have more than one sexual partner, get tested for HIV regularly.

Get tested and treated for STDs. Insist that your partners get tested and treated too. Having an STD can increase your risk of becoming infected with HIV or spreading it to others.

Talk to your health care provider about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). PrEP is an HIV prevention option for people who don’t have HIV but who are at high risk of becoming infected with HIV. PrEP involves taking a specific HIV medicine every day. For more information, read the AIDSinfofact sheet on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP).

Don’t inject drugs. But if you do, use only sterile drug injection equipment and water and never share your equipment with others.

Answer 2

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• Use treatment as prevention (TasP). ...
• Use post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) if you've been exposed to HIV . ...
• Use a new condom every time you have sex. ...
• Consider preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP). ...
• Tell your sexual partners if you have HIV . ...
• Use a clean needle. ...