HIV ( Human Immunodeficiency Virus ) and AIDS ( Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ) is a disease that has no cure to date . When he heard of HIV / AIDS , many people still associate it with sex .
Here are 10 myths about HIV / AIDS is still growing in the community which is actually a misguided myth .
First , you can be infected with HIV if often located close to the people who are HIV positive . This statement is wrong. As quoted from page webmd.boots.com , in fact , the HIV virus can not be transmitted through touch , sweat , and saliva . So if you think that kissing or using the same equipment to patients infected with HIV will get you , you are wrong.
The second myth , HIV drugs can protect the body to stay healthy . When you were diagnosed HIV positive , then the anti retroviral drugs will be given to improve the health of the body . But in fact , these drugs have side effects that often .
Third , HIV can be spread by mosquito bites . Just because a mosquito sucking blood from HIV patients and healthy bite people , does not mean that the blood of healthy people will be contaminated with the HIV virus .
Next , HIV makes life ends . Anti retroviral drugs can increase the life expectancy of people with HIV up to 30 % .
Fifth , normal guy and do not use drugs can not contract HIV . In fact , 16 % of men and 78 % women became HIV positive as heterosexual contact . In addition to the above matters , the public also believes these things here ,
The sixth myth is when someone who is HIV positive has been handled well , then the virus will not be transmitted . In fact , according to webmd.boots.com , HIV treatment can reduce the amount of HIV virus in the blood so that the virus does not appear through a blood test . However , the HIV virus is still present in the body , it's just another area where the body is hidden .
Another myth is that many developing two people who are both HIV positive do not need to do safe sex ; anyway , are equally infected . This is wrong. Even if two people are equally infected with HIV , but do safe sex (eg condom use) are still required to be done . This is to prevent the worsening of HIV in the body .
Next , you can if your partner is HIV positive or not . HIV can infect a person's body for years without showing symptoms . Therefore , to determine whether a person is infected with HIV or not , HIV testing needs to be done - not to guess the origin through the physical characteristics shown .
Lastly, HIV is not transmitted through oral sex . The statement is wrong. HIV can be transmitted through oral sex do you do with people who are HIV positive .
