1. What is HIV?
2. What is AIDS? What causes AIDS?
3. Where did HIV come from?
4. How does HIV cause AIDS?
5. How long does it take for HIV to cause AIDS?
6. Why is the AIDS epidemic considered so serious?
7. How can I avoid being infected through sex?
8. Can we assume responsibility in preventing HIV infection?
9. What is the risk of getting HIV and other STDs from oral sex?
10. Does the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) facilitate HIV transmission?
11. Why is early treatment of STD important?
12. How can children and young people be protected from HIV?
13. Can HIV be transmitted to an infant from an HIV positive woman during pregnancy, labour and delivery or breastfeeding?
14. In case a woman is HIV positive, is a caesarean section better than a natural birth?
15. Can HIV be transmitted through breast-feeding?
16. Can blood transfusions transmit HIV infection?
17. Can injections transmit HIV infection?
18. What about having a tattoo or your ears pierced?
19. Do people living with HIV/AIDS have special rights or responsibilities?
20. Are women at equal risk of getting infected with HIV?
21. Who should provide care to HIV/AIDS affected persons?
22. Is it safe to work with someone infected with HIV?
23. What about working every day in close physical contact with an infected person?
24. Does an employee infected with the virus have to tell the employer about it?
25. Should an employer test a worker for HIV?
26. How is HIV Treated?
27. How Do People Become Infected?
28. What Can I Do To Avoid Getting HIV Infection?
29. How Can I Tell If I Have HIV Infection?
30. Should I Take the HIV Test?
31. If I Am HIV Positive, What Should I Do?
32. What If a Friend or Associate Has HIV Infection or AIDS?
33. Why do people who are infected with HIV eventually die?
34. How can I tell if I'm infected with HIV? What are the symptoms?
35. Where can I get tested for HIV infection?
36. How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?
37. If I test HIV negative, does that mean that my partner is HIV negative also?
38. What if I test positive for HIV?
39. Can I get HIV from performing oral sex?
40. How effective are latex condoms in preventing HIV?
41. Are patients in a dentist's or doctor's office at risk of getting HIV?
42. Can I get infected with HIV from mosquitoes?
43. Can a baby have the HIV test?
44. What are the possible advantages of a pregnant woman having a HIV test?
45. What are the possible disadvantages of a pregnant woman having a HIV test?
46. Are all pregnant women tested?
47. What happens when you have the test?
48. What happens if a woman has a positive test result?
49. Should I Get Tested?
50. What is the difference betweenHIV-1 and HIV- 2?
51. When was the first AIDS case reported in India?
52. Why is there so much difference between the reported and estimated number of HIV infections?
53. What is VCTC?
54. What is the role of VCTC in the prevention of HIV/AIDS?
55. What is the setup at VCTC?
56. If testing has to be done in the hospital, is the consent of the patient required?
57. What are the common opportunistic infections encountered by HIV/AIDS patients?
58. What are the standard AIDS treatments? Are they different for women?
    

Source:  National AIDS Control Organization
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