What is HIV? How can it be caught? Sixteen bite-size information bulletins dispel some of the myths surrounding the disease.

Clickable guide • The Biology of AIDS

The emergence of the disease
	Fact One

The difference between HIV and Aids
	Fact Two

Route of Infection - Sex
	Fact Three

Drug use and blood transfusions
	Fact Four

Protection against the virus
	Fact Five

How do condoms work?
	Fact Six

Signs, symptoms and tests for HIV
	Fact Seven

Can you tell by looking if someone is HIV+?
	Fact Eight

Drug treatments
	Fact Nine

Dispelling the myths around HIV/Aids
	Fact 10

Is there a vaccine?
	Fact 11

Mother to child transmission
	Fact 12

Stigma around the virus
	Fact 13

Who’s at risk?
	Fact 14

What will I die from?
	Fact 15

Living positively with HIV
	Fact 16

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