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Why it's important for people who are HIV positive to get enough sleep, eat well, exercise, and take care of their health.

Phil Johnson, M.D., an AIDS clinician

Phil Johnson, M.D. explains in order to support their immune system and maximize their chances of a healthy life and delaying the progression of HIV to clinical AIDS.

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It's important to use condoms (rubbers, prophylactics) to help reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). These diseases include the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV (the virus that causes AIDS), chlamydia, genital herpes, genital warts, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, and syphilis. You can get them through having sex -- vaginal, anal, or oral.

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