Until now, hear the words HIV / AIDS scourge as the chilling. In fact, if understood in a logical, HIV / AIDS can easily be avoided. The problem of HIV / AIDS has long since become the issue that continues to suck together the attention of many, especially the health sector. HIV is a virus causes AIDS. HIV in body fluids such as blood, sexual fluids (semen or fluids that have been infected vagina) and breast milk that has been infected. While AIDS is declining immune syndrome caused by HIV.

People who contract AIDS are very easily by a variety of contagious diseases because of the body’s immune system has declined. HIV can be spread to others through:

  • Sexual relationship that is not protected (without condoms) with men who have been infected with HIV.
  • Syringe / piercing / tattoo that is not sterile and are used alternately.
  • Getting a transfusion of blood containing the HIV virus
  • Mother HIV Positive people to when the baby in the womb or through breast milk that have been infected with the HIV virus.

HIV is not transmitted through normal social relationships, such as hand position, touch, smell in the cheek, embrace, the use of eating and drinking equipment, mosquito bites, swimming pools, the use of a bathroom or toilet, or stay the same the same house with people living with HIV / AIDS

HIV can be prevented with a cut off the chain of transmission, namely, using a condom at each sexual risk, do not use the syringe together, and where possible not to give breastmilk to the child when the mother’s HIV-positive.