p true or false?

p 1 AIDS is a new disease.

p 2 HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.

p 3 The “AIDS test" is extremely accurate.

p 4 The rate of HIV infection in America increases every year.

p 5 AIDS is our nation’s biggest health threat.

p 6 AIDS is a growing risk for women, heterosexuals, and teenagers.

p 7 The African continent is being devastated by AIDS.

p 8 New AIDS drugs are responsible for recent declines in AIDS.

p 9 HIV causes AIDS years after infection.

p 10 Without medical intervention, pregnant women who test HIV positive will give their children AIDS.

p All ten of these statements are
false

p Surprised?

p Most of our impressions about
HIV and AIDS are actually based on
popular ideas that have little or no basis
in scientific fact.

The following pages present factual
information that will change the way
you think about HIV and AIDS...
and possibly change your life!