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December is AIDS Awareness Month |
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| AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome), caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), attacks the immune system, and is spread by sexual contact with infected persons, needle sharing, or through transfusions with infected blood. Infected women can transmit the virus to their newborns before, during, or after birth.
There is hope. U.S. deaths due to AIDS are declining. Some medical centers offer drug therapy, helping prevent HIV infection shortly after exposure during unsafe sex. Post-exposure treatment, not guaranteed to work, involves taking multiple drugs daily for at least 30 days, but may cause severe side effects. Pregnant women infected with HIV can take medication to reduce the risk of mother-to-child transmission. |
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