 The
Science Inside: HIV and AIDS
This booklet helps to explain what doctors and scientists know about
the HIV and AIDS epidemic. It summarizes what HIV and AIDS are and
what happens when HIV becomes AIDS, including the health problems
that can result. The e-book explains how the diseases are spread,
what groups suffer most from them, how they may be prevented, how
they are treated, and what the latest research reveals.
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Additional
resources on HIV and AIDS are provided below, in both English and
Spanish.
Resources in English
AIDS
and HIV – Questions and Answers
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Answers questions about HIV.
Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders and HIV/AIDS
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Talks about why Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders should be
concerned about HIV.
Caring
for Someone with AIDS at Home
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on how best to provide homecare for someone
with AIDS to keep them and you as healthy as possible.
Choosing
an HIV Care Provider
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Explains things to keep in mind when finding a doctor to treat your
HIV.
Day
One: After You’ve Tested Positive
Project Inform
Gives introductory information about how to live with HIV and how
to treat it.
Depression
and HIV/AIDS
National Institute of Mental Health
Talks about the link between HIV diagnosis and depression.
Drug
Use and HIV
The New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Talks about the relationship between using drugs and getting HIV.
HIV/AIDS
among African Americans: Key Facts
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Discusses why African American should be particularly concerned
about HIV and AIDS.
HIV/AIDS
among Hispanics in the United States
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talks about why Hispanics should be concerned about HIV and AIDS
HIV/AIDS
Among US Women: Minority and Young Women at Continuing Risk
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talks about why women are one of the fastest growing groups being
infected with HIV.
HIV
and AIDS: Are You at Risk?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Defines HIV and AIDS and tells you what risk factors make you more
at risk to contract HIV, how you can find out if you are infected,
and what you should do if you are HIV positive.
HIV
and AIDS in Pregnancy
March of Dimes
Gives general information about AIDS and HIV, as well as how to
reduce the chances of passing either condition on to your fetus
or baby, the symptoms of HIV/AIDS in babies, and what treatments
are available.
HIV
and Its Treatment: What You Should Know (2nd edition)
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
Provides answers to a long list of questions about HIV.
HIV
Testing
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Answers general questions about HIV/AIDS testing.
HIV
Infection: Coping with the Diagnosis
American Academy of Family Physicians
Answers questions about how to deal with the news you have HIV.
HIV
Infection in Adolescents
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Tells why young people should care about HIV.
HIV
Infection in Minority Populations
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Discusses how minorities are infected with AIDS and HIV more than
other groups.
HIV
Infection in Women
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Talks about why women should be concerned about HIV.
HIV,
Pregnancy, and AZT
American Academy of Family Physicians
Defines perinatal HIV, tells when you can find out if your baby
is infected if you have HIV, and what you can do to reduce the risk
of passing HIV on, including the use of AZT.
HIV
Vaccines Explained
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Explains what an HIV vaccine would be and talks about clinical trials
for a vaccine.
How
to Spot HIV/AIDS Fraud
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Gives information to keep you from being scammed by con artists.
Living
with HIV/AIDS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Answers questions about HIV and AIDS, living with HIV, and staying
healthy.
More
Than Just Meds! Tips and Tricks to Maintain Your Quality of Life
National Minority AIDS Council
Gives HIV positive people suggestions for making life better and
staying healthy.
Once
or Twice?: A Guide to Medication Dosing for the Treatment of HIV
Infection
National Minority AIDS Council
Gives the reasons for why HIV medicines have to be taken at different
times and in different amounts.
Participating
in a Clinical Trial
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Offers general information about AIDS clinical trials and things
to consider before signing up for one.
Positive?
How Are You Feeling?
Project Inform
Talks about issues relevant to HIV-positive women.
Preventing
Infections during Travel
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gives HIV positive travelers tips about avoiding infection and illness
during their trips.
Preventing
Infections from Pets
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides questions about living and working with animals if you
have HIV.
Preventing
the Sexual Transmission of HIV, the Virus that Causes AIDS: What
You Should Know about Oral Sex
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Discusses why oral sex is not safe sex.
Protecting
the Health in Latino Communities: Combating HIV/AIDS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talks about HIV and AIDS and its impact on Latinos in the U.S.
Safe
Food and Water
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Answers questions about why HIV positive people should be careful
about food and water.
Safer
Sex Guidelines
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Answers questions about how HIV is spread during sex.
Side
Effects
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Mentions most common side effects of HIV medications and the steps
you can take to lessen their effects.
Social
Security Benefits for People Living with HIV/AIDS
Social Security Administration
Talks about whether HIV positive people are eligible to receive
Social Security disability benefits.
Stopping
the Spread of HIV
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Gives suggestions for protecting yourself from getting HIV.
Telling
Others You’re HIV Positive
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Gives suggestions for if and how to discuss your HIV status with
others.
Tips
for Teens: The Truth about AIDS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Discusses why teenagers should be concerned about HIV.
What
Is AIDS?
New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Answers basic questions about AIDS.
Women
and HIV/AIDS
National Women’s Health Information Center
Answers basic questions about women and HIV.
Recursos
En Español
Alimentos
y agua sin riesgos
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Answers questions about why HIV positive people should be careful
about food and water.
Cómo
lidiar con los efectos secundarios de los medicamentos
Project Inform
Gives information specifically for women about living with the side
effects of HIV drugs.
Cuidando
a personas con SIDA en su hogar
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides information on how best to provide homecare for someone
with AIDS to keep them and you as healthy as possible.
El
primer dia ... despues de resultar seropostivio
Project Inform
Gives introductory information about how to live with HIV and how
to treat it.
El
uso de drogas y el VIH
The New Mexico AIDS InfoNet
Talks about the relationship between using drugs and getting HIV.
El
VIH y el SIDA en el embarazo
March of Dimes
Gives general information about AIDS and HIV, as well as how to
reduce the chances of passing either condition on to your fetus
or baby, the symptoms of HIV/AIDS in babies, and what treatments
are available.
El
VIH y SIDA en las mujeres de Estados Unidos: las minorías
y mujeres jóvenes siguen corriendo riesgos
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talks about why women are one of the fastest growing groups being
infected with HIV.
El
VIH y su tratamiento: Qué debe saber usted
HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service
Provides answers to a long list of questions about HIV.
¿Es
usted positiva? ¿Cómo se siente?
http://www.projectinform.org/spanish/pdf/bridgesp.pdf
Project Inform
Talks about issues relevant to HIV-positive women.
Guía
de Beneficios Por Incapacidad de Seguro Social y SSI Para Personas
Con VIH
Social Security Administration
Answers some questions about what Social Security disability benefits
people with HIV are entitled to.
Más
allá de los medicamentos: Trucos y consejos para mantener
su calidad de vida
National Minority AIDS Council
Gives HIV positive people suggestions for making life better and
staying healthy.
Prevención
de infecciones causadas por animales
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Provides questions about living and working with animals if you
have HIV.
Prevención
de infecciones durante viajes
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Gives HIV positive travelers tips about avoiding infection and illness
during their trips.
Protegiendo
la Salud de la Comunidad Hispana: Lucha contra el VIH/SIDA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Talks about HIV and AIDS and its impact on Latinos in the U.S.
Una
o dos veces: guía para la dosificación de medicamentos
anti VIH
National Minority AIDS Council
Gives the reasons for why HIV medicines have to be taken at different
times and in different amounts.
VIH:
Cuando sale positive en su prueba
American Academy of Family Physicians
Answers questions about how to deal with the news you have HIV.
VIH
y el Embarazo ¿En cuánto riesgo se encuentra mi bebé?
American Academy of Family Physicians
Defines perinatal HIV, tells when you can find out if your baby
is infected if you have HIV, and what you can do to reduce the risk
of passing HIV on, including the use of AZT.
VIH
y SIDA: ¿Está usted en peligro?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Defines HIV and AIDS and tells you what risk factors make you more
at risk to contract HIV, how you can find out if you are infected,
and what you should do if you are HIV positive.
Viviendo
con el VIH/SIDA
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Answers questions about HIV and AIDS, living with HIV, and staying
healthy.
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