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HIV: Debunking The Myths of HIV & AIDS HIV Myth 3: 'I Don’t Need to Worry – HIV/AIDS Only Infects Gay Men'. This couldn't be further from the truth. HIV is transmitted through an exchange of body fluids, specifically semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk, blood or pre-ejaculatory fluids. Most men become HIV-positive through sexual contact with other men.
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Five myths about HIV and AIDS MYTH: AIDS is not caused by HIV. DEBUNKING: This is the biggie, of course. As long ago as 1983, researchers first isolated HIV from people with AIDS. By 1985, they had developed a test showing that the overwhelming majority of people with AIDS have antibodies to HIV in their blood.
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HIV: Debunking The Myths of HIV & AIDS HIV Myth 2: 'HIV and AIDS Are the Same Thing'. Absolutely not. HIV is the virus that infects a person and attacks the immune system. AIDS is the disease that develops later in people with HIV that remain untreated or don't respond to treatment.
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Global AIDS: Myths and Facts Myth One. Myth: AIDS is mostly an African problem. Fact: Of the 42 million people around the world who live with HIV/AIDS, 70% are in sub-Saharan Africa. HIV/AIDS exists and is spreading in Africa in a socioeconomic context created by western colonialism and, more recently, western trade and economic policies.
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3 Common Myths About HIV, AIDS: Do You Have the Facts? Myth: If I’m diagnosed with HIV, my life is over. Fact: Having HIV does not automatically mean you have AIDS. Many years may pass before people with the virus feel ill or develop the disease. Many people now live long and active lives with HIV because of medical advancements.
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HIV and AIDS HIV/AIDS at a Glance. 1  HIV is the infection that causes AIDS. 2  HIV has few or no symptoms for up to 10 years or more before symptoms of AIDS develop. 3  There is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but treatment is available.  HIV can be spread during sex 1  play. Latex and female condoms offer very good protection against  HIV.
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What Is Thioridazine? Thioridazine is an antipsychotic medicine called a phenothiazine (FEEN-oh-THYE-a-zeen). It works by changing the actions of chemicals in your brain. Thioridazine is used to treat schizophrenia. Thioridazine is usually given after other antipsychotic medicines have been tried without success. Thioridazine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
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Donât believe the hype â 10 persistent cancer myths debunked The problem is that much of the information out there is at best inaccurate, or at worst dangerously misleading. There are plenty of evidence-based, easy to understand pages about cancer, but there are just as many, if not more, pages spreading myths. And it can be hard to distinguish fact from fiction, as much of the inaccurate information looks and sounds perfectly plausible.
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What is stigma? For example, they may think it’s true that HIV is a death sentence or that most people with HIV are immoral or irresponsible. Stigma is often attached to things people are afraid of. Ever since the first cases of AIDS in the early 1980s, people with HIV have been stigmatised. HIV is a serious, life-threatening illness. There is a long history of illnesses being stigmatised - cancer and tuberculosis are two other examples.
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- Untreated HIV eventually leads to AIDS. The first cluster of AIDS cases were reported in the US in 1981. Doctors noticed that gay men were becoming ill with a rare form of pneumonia (PCP) and a cancer called Kaposi’s sarcoma.
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HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS is considered a pandemic—a disease outbreak which is present over a large area and is actively spreading. HIV is believed to have originated in west-central Africa during the late 19th or early 20th century.
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- CHICAGO (AP)  A study of heterosexual couples in Africa concludes that the chance of catching the AIDS virus from a single sexual encounter with an infected person is one in 588. This risk is calculated for people who do not use condoms and who have sex regularly with one infected partner.
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How the AIDS epidemic really began In the new book “The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Emerged from an African Rain Forest” (W.W. Norton), author David Quammen says no. “Dugas himself was infected by some other human, presumably during a sexual encounter — and not in Africa. . . somewhere closer to home,” Quammen writes.
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HIV and AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer. People with HIV are said to have AIDS when they develop certain infections or cancers or when their CD4 count is less than 200. CD4 (T-cell) count is determined by a blood test in a doctor's office.
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- ''AIDS is a meaningless concept without HIV. [HIV doesn't cause AIDS and may not even exist according to some scientists (Perth group), so it is daft to even think about the useless HIV test, which (with hepatitis B vaccine) is just a great way to get yourself on the AIDS drugs that do cause AIDS. Diabolical is the word.
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Hiv Hoax Rumors, Myths and Hoaxes About HIV/AIDS. ...which may frighten the public, are being circulated on the Internet. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, is spread by sexual contact (anal, vaginal, or oral) or by sharing needles and/or syringes with someone who is... Read more ».
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HIV stigma, treatment and prevention The root causes of stigma. 1) The role of knowledge about HIV and AIDS and fear surrounding it. Across all four countries, people were still afraid that HIV can be transmitted through ordinary, daily interactions with people living with HIV and AIDS.
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Vascular Tissue Vascular Tissue. Vascular Tissue. The vascular tissues include xylem, which conducts water and minerals from the roots upward and throughout the plant, and phloem, which transports dissolved nutrients in all directions within the plant. The main conducting vessels of xylem are the tracheids and the vessels.
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Magic Johnsonâs HIV Cure: Natrol Magic Johnson’s HIV Cure: Natrol. When NBA legend Magic Johnson announced he had contracted HIV, many fans began to mourn his imminent death. But Magic has astounded the medical community by outliving his life expectancy. Today, Magic Johnson’s HIV viral load is undetectable in his blood stream.
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Public Health AIDS, and HIV, are acronyms. AIDS stands for acquired immune deficiency syndrome. People who have AIDS have an increased susceptibility to life-threatening infections, cancers, and neurological disorders. HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, causes AIDS. HIV can be transmitted through blood transfusion, sex, contaminated hypodermic needles, childbirth, and breastfeeding. HIV destroys the important cells in the human body that fight disease and infection.
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- HIV/AIDS at a Glance. 1  HIV is the infection that causes AIDS. 2  HIV has few or no symptoms for up to 10 years or more before symptoms of AIDS develop. 3  There is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but treatment is available.  HIV can be spread during sex play.
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People living with HIV/AIDS Preventing fungal infections in people living with HIV/AIDS Fungi are difficult to avoid because they are a natural part of the environment. Fungi live outdoors in soil, on plants, trees, and other vegetation.
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HIV/AIDS As of 2012, approximately 35.3 million people are living with HIV globally. HIV/AIDS is considered a pandemic —a disease outbreak which is present over a large area and is actively spreading. Genetic research indicates that HIV originated in west-central Africa during the late 19th or early 20th century.ommon methods of HIV/AIDS prevention include encouraging and practicing safe sex, needle-exchange programs, and treating those who are infected. There is no cure or vaccine; however, antiretroviral treatment can slow the course of the disease and may lead to a near-normal life expectancy.
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Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS Irrespective to sexual orientation, HIV can transmit from one person to another if a engaging partner is HIV positive. In the United States, the main route of infection is via homosexual anal sex, while for women transmission is primarily through heterosexual contact.
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NBA Rumors: Magic Johnson Confesses He Never Had HIV or AIDS is Hoax Of course not! said Magic about the long time rumor that he had a cure for the HIV virus. The only cure for HIV is a condom, or abstinence and let's be honest these young folks are gonna do what they want to do.. Fake Report! Well folks, Magic Johnson still has HIV.
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- In relation to HIV/AIDS, which is increasingly being recognized as a disease of the poor, it would seem reasonable for one to expect a broad agreement to the proposition that it is bad for African people to be dying of AIDS, almost defenseless against it because of their absolute poverty.
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HIV and AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The virus weakens a person's ability to fight infections and cancer. People with HIV are said to have AIDS when they develop certain infections or cancers or when their CD4 count is less than 200.
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AIDS: 21st centuryâs biggest fraud CM: It is simply a hoax, the Gafi research team termed it the 21st century's greatest fraud. The HIV/Aids industry is a 300 billion-dollar industry of manipulative fraud, lies, deceptions, more lies and many more lies. From a ploy by a few people running into hundreds, it has risen over two decades and has been invested-in by private individuals, co-operations and various governments across the world.
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Do I Have AIDS Phobia? AIDS phobia is loosely defined as the irrational fear of getting infected with HIV or the fear you have already been infected despite evidence to the contrary. 1  it's condition that may be easy to dismiss or denigrate, but one that a person rarely gets over without some sort of focused intervention.
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HIV/AIDS in Africa The first epidemic of HIV/AIDS is believed to have occurred in Kinshasa in the 1970s, signalled by a surge in opportunistic infections such as cryptococcal meningitis, Kaposi's sarcoma, tuberculosis, and pneumonia.