Prevention and Protection
Preventing HIV involves a combination of safe practices and biomedical interventions: [1]
- PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis): Daily pills or injections for HIV-negative people to prevent getting the virus.
- PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis): Emergency medication taken within 72 hours of a potential exposure.
- Barrier methods: Consistent use of external or internal condoms during sex.
- Sterile equipment: Never sharing needles or syringes for any injection purpose.
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