1. HIV or AIDSHIV or AIDS
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2. What is it?What is it?
 ““HIV is a virus that attacks the body’sHIV is a virus that attacks the body’s
immune system, making it unable to fightimmune system, making it unable to fight
infection.” (Robinson)infection.” (Robinson)
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3. What Are the Symptoms?What Are the Symptoms?
 ““Flulike or mononucleosis-like symptomsFlulike or mononucleosis-like symptoms
upon initial transmission; later, variousupon initial transmission; later, various
opportunistic infections” (Meyer; Adler)opportunistic infections” (Meyer; Adler)
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4. How Do You Get It?How Do You Get It?
 ““Transmission through exchange of bodyTransmission through exchange of body
fluids (semen, vaginal fluid, blood, humanfluids (semen, vaginal fluid, blood, human
milk)” (Meyer; Adler)milk)” (Meyer; Adler)
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5. How Do You Prevent It?How Do You Prevent It?
 ““the only way to prevent the spread of AIDS is to avoidthe only way to prevent the spread of AIDS is to avoid
the behaviors that transmit HIV from person to person.the behaviors that transmit HIV from person to person.
Chief among these are unprotected sex and intravenousChief among these are unprotected sex and intravenous
drug use.” (Robinson)drug use.” (Robinson)
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6. How Do You Treat It?How Do You Treat It?
 ““Treatments:Treatments: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) withHighly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) with
nucleoside or nucleotide analogues, reverse transcriptase inhibitors,nucleoside or nucleotide analogues, reverse transcriptase inhibitors,
protease inhibitors, inhibitors of cellular entry” (Meyer; Adler)protease inhibitors, inhibitors of cellular entry” (Meyer; Adler)
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7. JournalJournal
The STD I was assigned was HIV or AIDS. I know that you can getThe STD I was assigned was HIV or AIDS. I know that you can get
HIV from many different ways, like blood to blood and also throughHIV from many different ways, like blood to blood and also through
sex. I know that it can be deadly and that there is no cure. I knowsex. I know that it can be deadly and that there is no cure. I know
that there is also many other types of STDs besides the one that Ithat there is also many other types of STDs besides the one that I
was assigned. There are a lot of ways that you can get those too.was assigned. There are a lot of ways that you can get those too.
From something as simple as skin to skin contact or just a kiss, youFrom something as simple as skin to skin contact or just a kiss, you
can get these diseases. In my opinion people should be safe for thecan get these diseases. In my opinion people should be safe for the
majority of the time so that these diseases are prevented moremajority of the time so that these diseases are prevented more
often.often.

8. Works CitedWorks Cited
 Robinson, Richard. "AIDS and HIV." Teen Health and Wellness. Rosen, 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.Robinson, Richard. "AIDS and HIV." Teen Health and Wellness. Rosen, 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/article/34/aids-and-hiv>.<http://www.teenhealthandwellness.com/article/34/aids-and-hiv>.
 Meyer, Ralph R. "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)."Meyer, Ralph R. "Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)." Magills Medical GuideMagills Medical Guide. Ed. Tracy Irons-Georges, 4th. Ed. Tracy Irons-Georges, 4th
rev. ed. 5 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2008.rev. ed. 5 vols. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 2008. Salem HealthSalem Health Web. 12 Nov. 2010.Web. 12 Nov. 2010.