Five Facts You Should Know About HIV

Although over the past few decades the information we know about HIV and AIDS has increased, there are still a lot of misunderstandings around.

1: There is a difference between HIV and AIDS

HIV is the virus that attacks the immune system and makes you more vulnerable to infection and disease. A IDS is the term used to describe the disease when the immune system is severely damaged.

Someone who's got AIDS, he just contracted a number of deadly infections.

2: More likely to die with HIV than HIV

As mentioned earlier, HIV is a disease that attacks our immune system, making us more vulnerable to infection.

Unfortunately, in developing countries, the death rate of people with AIDS is still high, but in the United Kingdom, although it is a chronic illness, it can be managed with regular and proper treatment.

3: HIV cannot be won by sweat, urine or saliva

HIV is transmitted through the body fluids of an infected person whether through blood, sperm, vaginal secretions or breast milk.

It is a very delicate virus and cannot survive outside the body long enough, so it cannot be transmitted through sweat, urine, or saliva. For the same reason, it cannot be transmitted by mosquitoes.

4: HIV does not discriminate

Most of the new diagnosiss in the United Kingdom belong to the heterosexual community, while much of the HIV cases are female. It has been believed that the virus affects only homosexual males when it actually affects people of all sexual orientations, all genders, age and race.

5: can be prevented

You can protect yourself from HIV by making sure you use condoms during sex. Also make sure that you regularly examine sexually transmitted diseases.

)PEPH It's a drug that can be used to prevent HIV. It's a good idea to use this if you're more at risk than this virus. Dangers include if you have vulnerable anal sex, if you use recreational drugs, or if you are related to a person who is HIV positive. /Telegraphy/