• You have been at risk of HIV infection (for example through unprotected sex, rape or sharing of needles). Anti-HIV drugs taken within hours or days of exposure to HIV can decrease the risk of contracting the virus.

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  Your sexual partners engage in high-risk behaviour or are known to be HIV positive
• You are pregnant or plan to have a child
• Any of the symptoms listed under "What are the symptoms of HIV/AIDS" are present
• An HIV-positive person develops shortness of breath, convulsions, weakness in a limb or one side of the body, or loses consciousness (they should receive emergency care)

Reviewed by Dr Craig Corcoran, Clinical Virologist, National Health Laboratory Service and University of Cape Town, October 2006.

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