The HIV and AIDS – what if we do nothing? series

The HIV and AIDS – what if we do nothing? series

Set of 5 books [Series ISBN 978‑1‑77008‑680‑7]

English

HIV and the immune system

ISBN 978‑1‑77008‑681‑4

This book discusses HIV and the immune system. Topics dealt with are the history of the disease, the virus, how the body’s immune system responds to it, how a person gets HIV and how
antiretroviral medicines work.

by Mindy Stanford, Cecile Mather (PhD) and Dr Clive Evian

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Contents

The history of HIV and AIDS
Signs of a new disease
Early knowledge of the syndrome
What we now know
Finding the cause of AIDS
Where HIV came from
The virus
Our immune system and HIV
How the immune system works
Looking into viruses
Doing the normal process backwards
How HIV invades human cells
HIV in action
The structure and life cycle of HIV
How does HIV work in the body?
How does HIV enter the body?
Treatments for HIV and AIDS
Is there a cure for HIV and AIDS?
ARV treatment
Virus strains and drug resistance
How ARVs work
Vaccines

Life with HIV and AIDS

ISBN 978‑1‑77008‑682‑1

This book describes HIV infection and its four stages. It explains testing and counselling, dealing with positive and negative test results, and measuring the progress of the disease. It also discusses taking care of the body through nutrition, exercise and antiretroviral medicines.

by Lynn Barnes and Dr Clive Evian

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Contents

About HIV and AIDS
South Africans living with HIV
About HIV
About AIDS
How the virus spreads
How the virus is NOT spread
The stages of HIV infection
Stage 1: The first few months after getting HIV
Stage 2: The silent stage of HIV infection
Stage 3: HIV disease
Stage 4: Advanced HIV disease (AIDS)
Testing and counselling
Testing
How HIV tests work
The window period
Test results
Counselling
Dealing with a positive result
Telling other people
Treatment with medicines
Retroviruses
ARV treatment
When to start treatment
Herbal medicines
Measuring the progress of the disease
CD4 count
Viral load
Problems with ARV treatment
Resistance
Side-effects
Life with HIV
Slowing down HIV
Taking care of the body
Food and water safety
Exercise and rest
Taking care of the mind

Questions and answers about sex, drugs and HIV

ISBN 978‑1‑77008‑683‑8

This book is based on frequently asked questions about HIV and AIDS. It deals with the relationship between sex, drugs and HIV as well as risk factors. It explains HIV testing and ways to
prevent HIV infection.

by Seth C Kalichman and Dr Clive Evian

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Contents

Talking about HIV and AIDS
Getting HIV
The unfair stigma towards HIV
Telling a partner
Getting HIV through sex
Men and HIV
Women and HIV
Kissing and HIV
Oral sex and HIV
Anal sex and HIV
Getting HIV through drugs
People at risk
Risky sexual behaviours
What are the risks?
Rape and the risks
Sex and the risk factors
Factors that increase risk
HIV symptoms
Sex
Cuts and sores
Drugs and alcohol
HIV testing
HIV tests
When to get tested
The testing experience
The costs
HIV test results
Privacy of HIV testing
Deciding to get tested
Preventing HIV infection
Sex and infection
Safer sex
Preventing infection during sex
Condoms
Avoiding HIV

Questions and answers about the science of HIV

ISBN 978‑1‑77008‑684‑5

This book provides information about HIV infection and how it causes AIDS, in a
question-and-answer format. It explains how a person can get HIV and deals with HIV in babies, children and teenagers. It also discusses treatments for HIV and how to care for those living with
AIDS.

by Seth C Kalichman and Dr Clive Evian

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Contents

HIV
All about HIV
Fighting HIV
Transmitting HIV
HIV and AIDS
The difference
The four stages of HIV and AIDS
HIV in young people
HIV in babies
HIV in children
HIV in teenagers
Getting HIV
Risks with blood transfusions
Risks at home, at school and at work
Risks from bites
Support for those who have AIDS
Staying healthy
Treatments and a cure
Treatments
Finding a cure

How to avoid getting HIV

ISBN 978‑1‑77008‑685‑2

This book explains what HIV and AIDS are, how HIV spreads and how to avoid getting it.
It discusses the risks for young people and how they can protect themselves.

by Terry‑Ann Selikow, Lynn Barnes and Dr Clive Evian

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Contents

Knowing the facts
What is HIV?
What is AIDS?
Body fluids
How HIV spreads
Getting HIV through sex
Getting HIV through sexually transmitted diseases
Getting HIV through oral sex
Getting HIV through anal sex
Other ways in which the virus spreads
Mother‑to‑child transmission
Broken skin
How HIV does not spread
Safe sexual practices
Abstinence
Alternatives to penetrative sex
Using condoms to reduce the risks
Monogamy – being faithful to one partner
Safer kinds of sex
Young people and HIV
Drugs and alcohol
Sugar daddies
The chance of getting HIV
What to do if you think you might have HIV
Making informed decisions