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w_on,t .......... Get AIDS From Insects Or A Kiss <br /> <br />-T o matter ~ hat X ou may have heard, the You w m't get AIDS fi'om clott :s,, tel, ph~ <br />'~q AIDS virus is l~ard to ~er and is easily or from a toilet sear. It car't be pass d t: ,~ us <br />' avoided, a glass or eating utensils that someone else has <br /> <br />You won't get AIDS from clothes, a telephone, <br /> It can't be passed by using <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> You won't just "catch" AIDS like a cold or <br />flu because the virus is a different t-ype. The KIDS <br />virus is transmitted through sexual intercourse, the <br />sharing of drug needles, or to babies of infected <br />mothers before or during birth. <br /> <br />You won't get the A_IDS virus through every,- <br />day contact with the people around you in school, <br />in thc workplace, at parties, child care centers, or <br />stores. You won't get it by swimming in a pool, <br />even if someone in the pool is infected with the <br />AIDS virus. Students attending school with some- <br />one infected with the AIDS virus are not in danger <br />from casual contact. <br /> <br />You won't get AIDS from a mosquito bite. <br />The AIDS virus is not transmitted through a <br />mosquito's salivary glands like other diseases such <br />as malaria or yellow fever. You won't get it from <br />bed bugs, lice, flies or other insects, either. <br /> <br />You won't get AIDS from saliva, sweat, tears, <br />urine or a bowel movement. <br /> <br />You won't get AIDS from a kiss. <br /> <br />used. You won't get the virus by being on a bus, <br />train or crowded elevator with a person who is in- <br />fected with the virus, or who has AIDS. <br /> <br />The Difference Between <br />Giving And Receiving <br />Blood <br /> <br />1. Giving blood. You are not no,v, nor <br />have vou ever been in danger of getting <br />AID~ from giving blood at a blood bank. <br />The needles that are used for blood dona- <br />tions are brand-new. Once they are used, <br />they are destroyed. There is no way you <br />can come into contact with the AI]~)~ virus <br />by donating blood. <br /> <br />2. Receiving blood. The risk of getting <br />AIDS from a blood transfusion has been <br />greatly reduced. In the interest of making <br />the blood supply as safe as possible, donors <br />are screened for risk factors and donated <br />blood is tested for the KIDS antibody. <br />Call y. our local blood bank if you have <br />quesuons. <br /> <br />What Behavior Puts <br /> You At Risk? <br /> <br /> RISIC~r BEHAVIOR <br />Sharing drug needles and syringes. <br />Anal sex, with or without a condom. <br /> <br />You arc at risk of being infected with the <br />AIDS virus if vou have sex with someone who <br />is infected, or if you share drug needles and <br />syringes xvith someone who is infected. <br /> Since vou can't be sure who is infected, <br />your chances of coming into contact xvith the <br />virus increase with the number of sex partners <br />you have. Any exchange of infected blood, <br />semen or vaginal fluids can spread the virus <br />and place you at great risk. <br /> The followi~Lc/ behaviors are risky when <br />performed with an infcctcd person. You can'~ <br />tell by looking ifa person is infected. <br /> <br />AMERICA <br /> <br /> Vaginal or oral sex with someone who <br /> shoots drugs or engages in anal sex. <br /> <br />Sex with someone you don't know xvell <br />(a pickup or prostitute) or x~dth someone <br />you know has several sex parmers. <br /> <br /> Unprotected sex (~vithout a condom) <br /> with an infected person. <br /> <br /> SAFE BEHAVIOR <br /> Not having sex. <br /> <br /> Sex with one mutualh, faithful, uninfected partner. <br /> <br /> Not shooting drugs. /~ ~ <br />RESPONDS TO AIDS <br /> <br /> <br />