AIDS Education Each year there are more and more new HIV 1 . This shows that people either aren’t learning the message about the dangers of HIV, or are unable or 2 to act on it. Many people are dangerously 3 about the virus. A survey in the UK found recently that a third of teenagers thought there was a “cure” for AIDS. So education is important in 4 the spread of HIV. There are three main reasons for AIDS education, the first of which is to prevent new infections from 5 . This actually consists of two processes: first, giving people information about HIV — what HIV and AIDS are, how they are 6 , and how people can protect themselves from infections; then teaching people how to put this information to use and act on it practically. A second reason is to improve the quality of life for HIV-positive people. Too often, AIDS education is only aimed at how to curb the HIV infection. But the needs of HIV-positive people are often neglected. HIV-positive people have 7 needs, but among them are the need to be able to get medical services and drug supplies and the need to be able to find 8 emotional and practical support and help. The third reason is to 9 fear. In many countries there is a great deal of fear of people who are HIV-positive. In some extreme cases in India, AIDS patients were burned to 10 . Fear can only help AIDS to spread. You see, if people are fearful of being tested for HIV, then they are more likely to pass the infection to someone else without knowing it. So AIDS education benefits both AIDS patients and the rest of the community.