https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z en-us 2021-10-22 01:37:09 UTC 2025-11-04 20:56:36 UTC hello@padlet.com ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835137493 HIV or human immunodeficiency virus is a virus that attacks the cells in your body that fight infections. HIV is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of someone with HIV. Most commonly done during unprotected sex or drug injections.]]> 2021-10-22 01:44:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835137493 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835147001 AIDS or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is what happens after HIV is left untreated, it occurs when the body's immune system is badly damaged because of HIV. Having HIV doesn't mean you will have AIDS as long as HIV medicine is taken.]]> 2021-10-22 01:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835147001 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835169641 Some symptoms of include fever, headaches, night sweats, joint paint and mouth ulcers (for more symptoms see above in picture). But symptoms differ from person to person, some people may experience no symptoms at all. Some symptoms are caused by the weakening of the immune system. Although these may give you a hint on if you have HIV, the only way to know for sure is to get tested.
To get tested go to your health care provider or medical clinics, community health centres, substance abuse programs and hospitals offer them as well. You can also HIV self-test, this allows you to take the test and find out the result in your own home, to buy a HIV self-test go to your pharmacy or an online pharmacy. ]]> 2021-10-22 01:57:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835169641 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835268275 AIDS is the late stage of a HIV infection. HIV is considered to be AIDS when your CD4 T-cell number drops below 200 and your immune system has been extremely damaged. The life expectancy is 3 years or less for people with AIDS that aren't are treated. 
People with HIV very rarely have AIDS but people with AIDS all have HIV.]]> 2021-10-22 02:42:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835268275 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835318253 HIV is spread when a person with HIV's bodily fluids enter another person's body. Some of the most common ways that HIV is transmitted are:
- Having unprotected vaginal or anal sex with someone who has HIV
- Sharing drug injection needles with someone that has HIV

Less common ways:
- Mother to child during pregnancy/birth/breastfeeding
- Getting injected with a HIV contaminated needle

Extremely rare ways:
- Having with oral sex with someone that has HIV
- Being bitten by a person with HIV
- Contact on broken skin and wounds with someone that has HIV

]]> 2021-10-22 03:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835318253 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835343417 There is no cure for HIV yet but antiretroviral treatment can control the virus and people with HIV can live long and healthy lives.
Antiretroviral treatment or ART can reduce the amount of HIV in your body to the point where it cannot be detected or be harmful to you, and cannot be passed on, but a small amount still remains in your body.

]]> 2021-10-22 03:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835343417 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835365619 2021-10-22 03:29:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835365619 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835389648 As seen in the image in 2016 there are many people with HIV that are living amongst. 
An estimated 2796 (11%) people living with HIV were unaware of their HIV status and 33% were diagnosed late.
The main way of HIV transmission was sexual contact between males, 70% while only 21% were sexual contact between females. 
But majority (72%) that had HIV had a suppressed viral load (less than 200 copies of HIV per ml of blood) and are treated and living a healthy life.]]> 2021-10-22 03:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835389648 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835396525 There are many ways to prevent HIV. Some strategies such as abstinence or only having protected sex, never sharing needles. Or you can also take HIV prevention medicines such as PrEP(pre-exposure prophylaxis) or PEP(post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP)]]> 2021-10-22 03:46:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835396525 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835399740 2021-10-22 03:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835399740 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835405047 In 1985-1990 the new cases of HIV in Australia were extremely high peaking at around 2500 in 1987. But we can see after 1987 the cases started dropping, that's because in 1987 the first treatment for HIV in Australia was given and after that more and more people started getting treated.]]> 2021-10-22 03:50:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835405047 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835407904 https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/what-are-hiv-and-aids
https://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/understanding-aids-hiv-symptoms
https://www.verywellhealth.com/hiv-aids-symptoms-4014373
https://www.hiv.gov/hiv-basics/overview/about-hiv-and-aids/how-is-hiv-transmitted
https://www.avert.org/about-hiv-aids/cure
https://hivmanagement.ashm.org.au/the-epidemiology-of-hiv-in-australia/history-of-hiv-infection-in-australia/
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/prevention.html
https://www.mhahs.org.au/index.php/en/media-page/statistics/hiv-statistics
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/risk/art/index.html
https://endinghiv.org.au/blog/hiv-treatment-in-australia-a-brief-history/#]]> 2021-10-22 03:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835407904 ye00083 https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835419470 https://www.hiv.gov/
hiv.gov is the federal government's leading website for information all about HIV. It has everything from the HIV basics to where to get treated to the global statistics of HIV.
https://napwha.org.au/
The National Association of People with HIV Australia is a community that provide advocacy, policy, health promotion and more on HIV.
https://www.afao.org.au/
The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (afao) is a website that provides support and educates people about HIV. Afao also provides a voice for people that are affected by HIV.]]> 2021-10-22 03:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ye00083/vk2428z5n2qap75z/wish/1835419470