This document provides dos and don'ts for dealing with someone who has HIV/AIDS. It lists supportive actions to take such as treating them with empathy, providing family support, and encouraging a healthy lifestyle. It also identifies stigmatizing behaviors to avoid like isolation, discrimination, or sharing personal items. The document emphasizes educating oneself and others about HIV/AIDS and advises seeking regular medical care while respecting the patient's privacy. It aims to guide compassionate treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS.

1. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
Don’t cry, Don’t die, when AIDS comes near,
say goodbye.
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Liza Watts
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When dealing with a person living with HIV / AIDS
the bottom line is that you must treat them , the way
out would like to be treated if you were infected with
HIV.
You can get more information on
Causes of HIV Aids here.
http://howyougetaids.com/causes-of-hiv-aids.html

3. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
Do's :-
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Sympathise and empathise with them
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Provide them family and social support
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Allow them to be a part of the family as he / she was prior to
disclosure of the infection
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Allow them to get back to their work as soon as soon as he / she is
physically fit, since HIV infection doesn’t require special rest
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Keep them engaged in some activity, as an empty mind is a devil’s
workshop
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Make efforts to reduce their stress

4. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
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Encourage them to exercise and meditate as these help prolong the life
span
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Provide them with a high protein, high vitamin diet and clean potable
water (boiled)
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Convince them to stop all addictions such as tobacco cigarettes, alcohol
or other psychotropic / recreational drugs
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Register them with a health care facility for regular checks and follow up
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Take immediate steps to treat even minor ailments. However, it is not
necessary to disclose their HIV status to their family physician
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Dispose off blood stained tampons and bandages properly, either by
flushing or by disinfecting them first with detergent

5. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
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Advice them to use safe sex (condoms) with their sex partner, even if
partner is already HIV positive
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Purse them at any appropriate time, to make a will
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Provide foster care to their children
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Help fight the discrimination meted out to them by hospitals , doctors
and employers
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Educate family members and friends about HIV / AIDS, if they already
know the HIV status of the patient.

6. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
Don'ts :-
Don’t accuse them for getting infected, it doesn’t help
Don’t try to probe into when, where the person was infected
Don’t make them feel guilty
Don’t isolate them in their home / workplace
Don’t separate them from spouse or children, since they are the best
support for them. It is important for them to spend quality family time
together
Don’t use gloves in feeding the infected person or to wipe off his
saliva, sweat, nasal secretions and tears

7. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
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Don’t share razors, tooth brush and other sharp objects with infected
person or for that matter with any body else
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It is not necessary to wash their clothes seperately
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Don’t disclose the HIV status of infected person to friends, employer
and insurance company
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Don’t humiliate the infected person, his / her spouse or children
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Don’t scare them of suffering and death. In the terminal stage,
prepare them for a smooth journey to death
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Don’t get conned by the fake claims, false cures, witch hunters and
faith healers. Wait for declaration of the noble prize for the real cure

8. Hiv / Aids Do's and Don'ts
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Don’t spend the entire available money limit in the first bout of
illness, it may be the first of such illnesses in the pipeline. Make a
proper planning of your spending capability.
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Don’t take many relatives to see the patient admitted in hospital
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Don’t test for HIV repeatedly, once the presence of infection is
established it remains there forever

9. Hiv / Aids
Reference Links
Living with HIV
http://howyougetaids.com/living-with-hiv.html
HIV and Aids Facts
http://howyougetaids.com/hiv-and-aids-facts.html
Information about HIV
http://howyougetaids.com/information-about-hiv.html
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10. Question and Answers
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Liza Watts
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