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What is HIV? |
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What is AIDS? |
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What is AIDS? What causes AIDS? |
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Where did HIV come from? |
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How quickly do people infected with HIV develop AIDS? |
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How many people are affected by HIV/AIDS? |
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Why do some people make statements that HIV does not cause AIDS? |
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How long does it take for HIV to cause AIDS? |
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How HIV is transmitted? |
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How is HIV not transmitted? |
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How can I reduce my risk of becoming infected with HIV through sexual contact?If you are sexually active, protect yourself against HIV by practicing safer sex. |
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Are there other ways to avoid getting HIV through sex? |
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Are some people at greater risk of HIV infection than others? |
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HIV does not discriminate. It is not who you are, but what you do that determines whether you can become infected with HIV. |
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Are women especially vulnerable to HIV? |
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Are young people at significant risk of HIV infection? |
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Are some people at greater risk of HIV infection than others?HIV does not discriminate. It is not who you are, but what you do that determines whether you can become infected with HIV. |
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Are women especially vulnerable to HIV? |
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Are young people at significant risk of HIV infection? |
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Are there treatments for HIV/AIDS? |
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Is there a cure for AIDS? |
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Is there a vaccine to prevent HIV infection? |
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Can you tell whether someone has HIV or AIDS? |
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How can I know if I'm infected? |
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Should I get tested? |
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How can I get tested? |
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Does AIDS also affect our region? |
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Why is the AIDS epidemic considered so serious? |
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How can I avoid being infected through sex? |
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Can we assume responsibility in preventing HIV infection? |
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Does the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) facilitate HIV transmission? |
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Why is early treatment of STD important? |
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How can children and young people be protected from HIV? |
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How does a mother transmit HIV to her unborn child? |
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Can HIV be transmitted through breast-feeding? |
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Can blood transfusions transmit HIV infection? |
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Can injections transmit HIV infection? |
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What about having a tattoo or your ears pierced? |
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How serious is the interaction between HIV and TB in South-East Asia |
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What efforts are being made to integrate HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and control activities into primary health care? |
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Is there a vaccine for HIV/AIDS? What is WHO's role in this regard? |
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Is there a treatment for HIV/AIDS? |
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How should governments share responsibility? |
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Do people living with HIV/AIDS have special rights or responsibilities? |
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Where was AIDS first found? |
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But how can there suddenly be a disease that never existed before? |
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Are women at equal risk of getting infected with HIV? |
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Does AIDS affect children? |
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Who should provide care to HIV/AIDS affected persons? |
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What role do NGOs play in AIDS control? |
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Is it safe to work with someone infected with HIV? |
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Why are people safe from HIV infection during work? |
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What about working every day in close physical contact with an infected person? |
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Who is at risk while at work? |
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If a worker has HIV infection, should he or she be allowed to continue work? |
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Does an employee infected with the virus have to tell the employer about it? |
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Should an employer test a worker for HIV? |
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Should a traveller or tourist be concerned about AIDS? |
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Can a traveller become HIV-infected just by casual contact in a foreign country? |
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How can a traveller get infected with HIV? |
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How can the sexual spread of HIV be prevented while travelling? |
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What if you are already infected with HIV? Con you still travel? |
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'AIDS is mainly a problem of developing countries.' or 'No, AIDS is really a problem of developed countries'. Which of these opinions is more accurate? |
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How do AIDS problems in different countries relate to each other? |
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If a person becomes infected with HIV, does that mean they have AIDS? |
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Is Oral Sex Unsafe? |
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Why Do I Need to Know About HIV Infection and AIDS? |
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How is HIV Treated? |
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How Do People Become Infected? |
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What About Getting AIDS From Body Fluids Like Saliva? |
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Could I Be at Risk? |
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What Can I Do To Avoid Getting HIV Infection? |
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Is There a Relationship Between HIV and Other STDs? |
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How Can I Tell If I Have HIV Infection? |
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Should I Take the HIV Test? |
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If I Am HIV Positive, What Should I Do? |
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What If a Friend or Associate Has HIV Infection or AIDS? |
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Why do people who are infected with HIV eventually die? |
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How can I tell if I'm infected with HIV? What are the symptoms? |
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Where can I get tested for HIV infection? |
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What are rapid HIV tests? |
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Are there other tests available? |
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How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV? |
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If I test HIV negative, does that mean that my partner is HIV negative also? |
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What if I test positive for HIV? |
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How is HIV passed from one person to another? |
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Can I get HIV from kissing on the cheek? |
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Can I get HIV from open-mouth kissing? |
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Can I get HIV from performing oral sex? |
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Can I get HIV from someone performing oral sex on me? |
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Can I get HIV from having vaginal sex? |
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Can I get HIV from anal sex? |
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How effective are latex condoms in preventing HIV? |
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Is there a connection between HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases? |
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Why is injecting drugs a risk for HIV? |
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How can people who use injection drugs reduce their risk for HIV infection? |
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Can I get HIV from getting a tattoo or through body piercing? |
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Are health care workers at risk of getting HIV on the job? |
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Are patients in a dentist's or doctor's office at risk of getting HIV? |
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Should I be concerned about getting infected with HIV while playing sports? |
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Can I get HIV from casual contact (shaking hands, hugging, using a toilet, drinking from the same glass, or the sneezing and coughing of an infected person)? |
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Can I get infected with HIV from mosquitoes? |
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Can a baby have the HIV test? |
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What are the possible advantages? |
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What are the possible disadvantages? |
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Are all pregnant women tested? |
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What happens when you have the test? |
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What happens if a woman has a positive test result? |
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On viral load tests, what is considered a high viral load and what is considered a low one? What are these tests used for? |
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Is There a Vaccine for HIV? |
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Should I Get Tested? |
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Is There a Cure? |
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Do Condoms Work? |
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What is the difference betweenHIV-1 and HIV- 2 ? |
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How many subtypes do we know about? |
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What are the major differences between these subtypes? |
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Are some subtypes more infectious than others? |
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How can one protect oneself against the different subtypes? |
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Is subtype E a new subtype? |
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Is subtype E responsible for the rapid spread of HIV inThailand and is there reason to expect an explosive spread of subtype E in other countries? |
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Do conventional AIDS tests detect all subtypes? |
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Are more subtypes likely to "appear"? |
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What are the implications of HIV variability for research on treatment and vaccines? |
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Can one acquire HIV infection if one donates blood. |
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Is it beneficial to use blood components? |
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Why one should donate blood? |
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Who can donate blood? |
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Is there any inspection of blood banks? |
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Do AIDS cases require a separate ward ? |
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If testing has to be done in the hospital, is the consent of the patient required? |
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What is the importance of VCTC in care and support ? |
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Is the government considering to provide anti-retroviral therapy to AIDS cases ? |
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What are the common opportunistic infections encountered by HIV/AIDS patients? |
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What is the burden of HIV-TB co-infection? |
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How does infection with TB affect the HIV/AIDS scenario? |
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What is the impact of HIV on the epidemiology of TB? |
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What are the clinical features of TB and what type of TB is more commonly seen in HIV positive individuals? |
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How does treatment of TB differ in HIV infected and HIV uninfected individuals? |
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What precautions should be taken while treating HIV and TB at the same time? |
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Is there any interrelationship between STDs and HIV infection? |
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Is it true that male circumcision may provide protection against HIV infection? |
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