Fact File: STIs – HIV/AIDS –Truth or Myth

How true are these statements? Check each statement as a truth or myth.
 
1     Having sex with a virgin will cure you of HIV/AIDS.

2     People with HIV can live a number of years unaware of their HIV-positive status.

3     You can still lead a productive life after contracting HIV/AIDS.

4     HIV/AIDS is spread through blood-to-blood contact with someone who has HIV.

5     You can still contract HIV/AIDS if you use a condom.

6     Everyone who has HIV/AIDS contracted it through sex outside of marriage.

7     People with HIV/AIDS can live longer by taking certain medications and eating healthy foods.

8     HIV/AIDS makes your body weak in fighting diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and pneumonia.

9     A healthy-looking and healthy-feeling (no visible symptoms) HIV-positive person can infect others with HIV.