[St. Louis] Teenagers Teach Facts, Dispell Myths About HIV and AIDS

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[St. Louis] Teenagers Teach Facts, Dispell Myths About HIV and AIDS

St. Louis Post-Dispatch (www.stlnet.com) (12/11/00) P. 6
Mueller, Michelle B.

As part of their World AIDS Day events, students from Cleveland Naval ROTC Academy in St. Louis talked about HIV and AIDS with eighth graders from Nottingham Middle School. The Cleveland Naval students--who had been trained with the American Red Cross YouthCorps program--discussed methods of HIV transmission, including casual unprotected sex, contaminated needles, and blood-to-blood contact with an HIV- infected individual. The program noted that while there are drug regimens that can help control HIV, there is still no cure. The student educators also worked to dispel myths surrounding the disease, such as the belief that one can contract HIV via casual touching or kissing. Statistics from the Missouri Department of Health show there were 1,222 cases of HIV and 2,315 cases of AIDS in St. Louis last year, with the fastest-growing rate of infection among individuals between the ages of 15 and 44.
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