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am very worried about this AIDS. Two years ago my baba mukuru's
wife died. Then he came to live with us. Now he is very ill
and my mother told me he has got AIDS. He has lost so much weight
and is looking very bad. He stays in bed all day. Now I am worried
that I might catch the disease because he doesn't have his own
plate or toilet and he lives in the same house with us. Please
tell me what I should do, because I am worried that if I stay
around him and breathe the same air I will also get this illness.
Auntie, should I move out?
Petronella
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talking
points
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What
is the difference between HIV and AIDS?
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Is
Petronella right to be afraid?
Do
you think you can get AIDS from looking after or living
with someone who has AIDS?
How
can you get it?
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Do
you know anyone in your community who has AIDS?
Who
do they live with?
Who
looks after them if they are sick?
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What
can Petronella's friends and neighbours do to help her
uncle and her family?
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