Monday, November 24, 2008

Q & A the best way of the spread of AIDS

AIDS mainly through sexual contact, blood and mother-to-child transmission of the three One. Sexually transmitted Q: how the virus enters the human body? A: male and female sexual organs are covered by thin mucous membrane, and through sexual contact, high concentrations of virus in semen and vaginal secretions will come into direct contact with these places, so same-sex or heterosexual sex, including vaginal intercourse ﹝ , Anal and oral sex ﹞, the virus can spread from one person to another, if at the same time sexually transmitted diseases, wounds or bleeding, will increase the risk of infection. Q: Are there any risk of oral sex? A: oral sex, or mouth contact with each other's sexual organs, these acts are the chances of contracting the virus, especially when there is oral or genital wounds, so to reduce the chances of infection, oral sex when they can be used with condoms or dental The film, and some oral sex with condoms in a variety of special flavor, such as mint flavor, the taste of bananas, and so on. Q: coitus interruptus safe? A: do not wear a condom to have sex, the risk is very high, even before ejaculation the penis out of the two sides will also become infected. TIPS sexual intercourse must It is reported that a 80 per cent of the AIDS virus are sexually transmitted and HIV through vaginal intercourse, anal or oral sex to the other side of the body, especially when there are sexual or sexually transmitted diseases or injuries fester When the virus more easily take advantage of. In addition to abstinence, the safest sexuality with an uninfected person to maintain the specificity of the relationship. No matter when, no certainty when the partner is infected, they should be used condom, it can greatly reduce the infection of sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS opportunities, in order to protect themselves, care for your sexual partners, must be lasting, and proper use of condoms. Keep in mind that condoms must be put before the start of sexual intercourse. 二. Blood-borne Q: How the virus spread through blood? A: infected with the AIDS virus in human blood contains a lot of virus, the AIDS virus through the body and the needles from one person to another person. Drug users share needles blood-borne AIDS is the main way. Input with HIV in the blood or blood products and health care needle puncture injury accident took place, have a chance of HIV infection in these cases, as a result of blood spread of HIV is rare. Q: Can the Red Cross to donate blood? A: You go to the Red Cross blood donation And therefore will not infected with HIV, as a result of the use of needles are one-off. If their suspicion of infection, not to go through the Red Cross blood test for antibodies. Infected in the first three months, which we call the window period, the body may not produce enough antibodies, resulting in less than a test, but it contains a virus in the blood, blood donation at this time, it is possible transmission of the virus to others. Q: How many dangerous injecting drug users? A: Sharing a blood stained the needle through the use of intravenous drugs are a common means of HIV infection. Around the world, this type of drug users infected with HIV continued to increase the number of people. Drug addicts in order to earn some money to buy drugs, will conduct the sale of the flesh. In order to accelerate the spread of HIV. If we are to avoid transmission through the needle, as soon as possible to seek treatment; Do not share needles, if unavoidable, must be correctly used bleach and clean water. 三. Mother-to-child transmission Q: How will women from transmitting the virus to the baby? A: If pregnant women with HIV will pass the pregnancy, delivery or breast-feeding when the process of transmission of the virus to newborn babies, the opportunity to spread around 15-40 percent, the preparation of pregnancy or pregnancy If women suspected of being infected with the virus, should be our doctor or counselor to discuss and consider accepting the HIV antibody test. Q: What method of female AIDS prevention? A: All along, gives the impression that AIDS is an exclusively male disease. In fact, almost half of the world's infected are women, and women infected in the past few years constantly on the rise. In order to ensure themselves from infection, women should take the initiative to take preventive measures. 1. Not only with a partner infected with HIV have sex with the single. 2. If no certainty whether the infected partner, it should not be using some of the exchange of body fluids leading to sexual contact, or insist on condom use. 3. Sexual partners or spouses understand the background and behavior. 4. With their spouses or sexual partners to talk about AIDS and its prevention. 5. Or not to stay away from drugs and injecting drug users who shared needles. 6. The prevention of mother to child transmission of AIDS. Q: infected pregnant women on how to make a choice? A: If the infected pregnant women to prepare, we need to consider the 3 o'clock the following: 1. If sexual partners are not infected, the virus may be transmitted to him. 2. Fetus may be infected. 3. During pregnancy and after delivery of psychological pressure. If infected pregnant women should consider the following 2:00, and then decide whether to proceed with pregnancy. 1. Fetus have the opportunity to HIV infection, and children with the virus develop into AIDS is pretty high. 2. The ability to take care of the baby, because you may suffer from these diseases and even death. However, the decision whether to continue or terminate pregnancy, pregnancy, the pregnant women may cause great psychological pressure. Q: How do babies to reduce the risk of infection? A: The risk of being infected pregnant women through pregnancy, delivery and breast-feeding will be transmitting the virus to the fetus or newborn baby, is about 15-40 percent, but some studies have shown that infected pregnant women during pregnancy to 14 34 weeks during the anti-viral drug AZT, and in the production process, to receive intravenous AZT, and after the birth of the baby continued to take 6 weeks of AZT, can be infected with the opportunity to be reduced to 25.5 percent from 8.3 percent, or about one-third of B; In addition, the study also found that Caesarean section may also reduce transmission to the fetus. Therefore, a pregnant woman who suspects that their vulnerability to HIV infection should seek medical attention as soon as possible in order to make appropriate arrangements, and not to breast-feeding, infant to reduce the risk of infection.

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