Final Facilitator Guide - EngenderHealth

Section 210. You cannot contract HIV simply by living in the samehouse as someone who has the disease. – TRUELiving in the same house with someone who is HIV positive doesnot put those in contact with him or her at risk; HIV is nottransmitted through casual contacts within a household.11. You can always tell if a person has HIV by his or herappearance. – FALSEMost people who become infected with HIV do not show anysigns of illness for years. However, the virus remains in theirbody and can be passed on to other people. People living withHIV usually look ill when they are suffering from opportunisticinfections.12. Traditional healers can cure HIV. – FALSEFacilitator’s Guide1Adherence to Treatment for HIVOver the years, many traditional healers have claimed to be ableto cure AIDS. To this day, no treatments done by healers haveproven to cure HIV infection. People living with HIV often feelbetter and seem to recover a little after taking ineffectivetreatments just because they have the hope of a longer life.Unfortunately, there is no cure at the moment for HIV infection.13. HIV can be transmitted from one person to another whenthey share needles while using drugs. – TRUESharing needles during injection drug use carries a very high riskof HIV transmission. Infected blood is easily passed from oneperson to another via an infected needle or other equipmentused to prepare or inject drugs.29