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If you have been participating in unprotected sex this is for you!!!!

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If you have been participating in unprotected sex this is for you!!!!

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A checkup with your regular doctor or the local health department is considered. HIV is not a joke!
Lee Health Department: 532 S Church St, Tupelo, MS 38804

(662) 841-9096

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that attacks the immune system which will make the body more vulnerable to other illnesses.  Untreated HIV could lead to AIDS. Once you have contracted HIV, you will have it your entire lifetime. There is no cure for HIV.

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If the mother has HIV, the baby is in risk of also contracting the virus, but if the mother is under correct treatment, the risk of the baby contracting HIV decreases.

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Unprotected Sex and Oral sex with an infected person is another transmission of HIV and many other sexual transmitted diseases.

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Sharing needles exposes the body to many diseases and infections the other person may have. HIV is a common disease that is contracted by sharing needles or injecting someone with a used needle.

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The other common symptoms of HIV is fever, vomiting, diarrhea, white tongue,dry cough, weight loss, sores and swelling in groin area, and difficulty swallowing.

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Anti-retroviral therapy (ART)is a combination of HIV medication that should be taken everyday. This medication does not cure the virus, but it does help infected people live a longer and healthier life.

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Mouth sores are another symptom of HIV. These are normally caused by having oral sex with an infected person.

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Condoms is one of the best methods to use during sex to prevent catching HIV or other sexual transmitted diseases.

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Skin rashes caused by HIV can be very itchy and pain.