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рдЕрдлреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдорд╛ рд▓реИрдЩреНрдЧрд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдирддрд╛ рд░ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдп рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рд╡рд┐рд░реБрджреНрдз рдмрдвреНрджреЛ рдкрд┐рддреГрд╕рддреНрддрд╛рддреНрдордХ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рд░реЛрдз
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рдЕрдлреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдорд╛ рд▓реИрдЩреНрдЧрд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдирддрд╛ рд░ рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдп рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рд╡рд┐рд░реБрджреНрдз рдмрдвреНрджреЛ рдкрд┐рддреГрд╕рддреНрддрд╛рддреНрдордХ рдкреНрд░рддрд┐рд░реЛрдз

рдЕрдлреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдорд╛ рдкреНрд░рд╕реНрддрд╛рд╡рд┐рдд рдирдпрд╛рдБ рдорд╕реНрдпреМрджрд╛ рдмрдбрд╛рдкрддреНрд░рд▓реЗ рдкрд░рд┐рд╡рд╛рд░, рд╕рдВрд╕реНрдХреГрддрд┐ рд░ рд╕рд╛рд░реНрд╡рднреМрдорд┐рдХрддрд╛рдХреЛ рдирд╛рдордорд╛ рд▓реИрдЩреНрдЧрд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдирддрд╛, рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдпрдХреЛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рд░ рдорд╛рдирд╡ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рдХрд╛ рдЙрдкрд▓рдмреНрдзрд┐рд╣рд░реВ рдХрдордЬреЛрд░ рдмрдирд╛рдЙрдиреЗ рдЦрддрд░рд╛ рдмрдврд╛рдПрдХреЛ рдЫред рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рдХрд░реНрдореАрд╣рд░реВрдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреБрд╕рд╛рд░, рдпреЛ рдкреНрд░рдпрд╛рд╕ рдЕрдлреНрд░рд┐рдХрд╛рдХреЛ рдорд╛рддреНрд░ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛ рд╣реЛрдЗрдиред рдПрдЙрдЯрд╛ рдХреНрд╖реЗрддреНрд░рдорд╛ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рдлрд┐рд░реНрддрд╛ рд▓рд┐рдиреЗ рдЕрднреНрдпрд╛рд╕ рд╕рдВрд╕рд╛рд░рдХрд╛ рдЕрдиреНрдп рдард╛рдЙрдБрдХрд╛ рд▓рд╛рдЧрд┐ рдкрдирд┐ рдЦрддрд░рдирд╛рдХ рдЙрджрд╛рд╣рд░рдг рдмрдиреНрди рд╕рдХреНрдЫред рдЙрдиреАрд╣рд░реВрд▓реЗ рдорд╛рдкреБрдЯреЛ рдкреНрд░реЛрдЯреЛрдХрд▓рдХреЛ рд░рдХреНрд╖рд╛ рдЧрд░реНрджреИ рд▓реИрдЩреНрдЧрд┐рдХ рд╕рдорд╛рдирддрд╛, рдкреНрд░рдЬрдирди рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдп рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░ рд░ рдорд╛рдирд╡ рдорд░реНрдпрд╛рджрд╛рд▓рд╛рдИ рдЕрдЯрд▓ рдорд╛рдирд╡ рдЕрдзрд┐рдХрд╛рд░рдХрд╛ рд░реВрдкрдорд╛ рдЕрдШрд┐ рдмрдврд╛рдЙрди рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рдРрдХреНрдпрдмрджреНрдзрддрд╛рдХреЛ рдЖрд╣реНрд╡рд╛рди рдЧрд░реЗрдХрд╛ рдЫрдиреНред

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рд╕рдВрдпреЛрдЧрд▓реЗ рд╣реЛрдЗрди, рдирд┐рдпреЛрдЬрд┐рдд рд░реВрдкрдорд╛: рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рд╕рдВрдХреНрд░рд╛рдордХ рд░реЛрдЧ рд╡рд┐рддреНрддреАрдп рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧрдорд╛ рд╕рдВрд░рдЪрдирд╛рдЧрдд рдЕрд╕рдорд╛рдирддрд╛
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рд╕рдВрдпреЛрдЧрд▓реЗ рд╣реЛрдЗрди, рдирд┐рдпреЛрдЬрд┐рдд рд░реВрдкрдорд╛: рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рд╕рдВрдХреНрд░рд╛рдордХ рд░реЛрдЧ рд╡рд┐рддреНрддреАрдп рд╕рд╣рдпреЛрдЧрдорд╛ рд╕рдВрд░рдЪрдирд╛рдЧрдд рдЕрд╕рдорд╛рдирддрд╛

рд╡рд┐рд╢реНрд╡рд╡реНрдпрд╛рдкреА рд╕рдВрдХреНрд░рд╛рдордХ рд░реЛрдЧрдХреЛ рд╕рдВрдХрдЯ рдХреЗрд╡рд▓ рд░реЛрдЧрдХреЛ рд╕рдорд╕реНрдпрд╛ рд╣реЛрдЗрди, рдпреЛ рдЕрд╕рдорд╛рди рд╕реНрд╡рд╛рд╕реНрдереНрдп рдкреНрд░рдгрд╛рд▓реАрдХреЛ рдкрд░рд┐рдгрд╛рдо рд╣реЛред HIV, рдХреНрд╖рдпрд░реЛрдЧ, рдЙрдкреЗрдХреНрд╖рд┐рдд рдЙрд╖реНрдгрдХрдЯрд┐рдмрдиреНрдзреАрдп рд░реЛрдЧрд╣рд░реВ рд░ рдорд╣рд╛рдорд╛рд░реА рддрдпрд╛рд░реАрдорд╛ рджреЗрдЦрд┐рдПрдХреЛ рд╡рд┐рддреНрддреАрдп рдХрдЯреМрддреАрд▓реЗ рдЧрд░рд┐рдм рджреЗрд╢рд╣рд░реВрд▓рд╛рдИ рд╕рдмреИрднрдиреНрджрд╛ рдмрдвреА рдЬреЛрдЦрд┐рдордорд╛ рдкрд╛рд░реЗрдХреЛ рдЫред рд╡рд┐рдЬреНрдЮрд╛рди, рдФрд╖рдзрд┐ рд░ рдЙрдкрдЪрд╛рд░ рдЙрдкрд▓рдмреНрдз рднрдП рдкрдирд┐, рд░рд╛рдЬрдиреАрддрд┐рдХ рдирд┐рд░реНрдгрдп рд░ рдЕрд╕рдорд╛рди рд▓рдЧрд╛рдиреАрдХрд╛ рдХрд╛рд░рдг рд▓рд╛рдЦреМрдБ рд░реЛрдХреНрди рд╕рдХрд┐рдиреЗ рдореГрддреНрдпреБрд╣рд░реВ рдЕрдЭреИ рдЬрд╛рд░реА рдЫрдиреНред

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