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How HIV Is Transmitted (Myths vs. Facts)
In many nations, this is now a very uncommon occurrence due to modern screening methods. Fact: HIV cannot be transmitted through hugging, shaking hands, kissing, or sharing utensils. The virus ...
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Fact Check: HIV drug prevents infections, but not a new 'cure' for AIDS
A drug used to treat HIV that has also shown promise in preventing infections is not a cure for those already infected, as claimed in social media posts. Apart from rare and dangerous stem cell ...
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HIV/AIDS: What Parents Need to Know
Abstinence is the only way to completely avoid sexually transmitted AIDS. Although teens may know "the facts" about HIV/AIDS, they often believe that it can't happen to them. Humorously, it is ...
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Lenacapavir treats and prevents HIV, it does not cure infection | Fact check
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS − a disease ... the immune system doesn't become damaged enough for AIDS to develop. Fact check: Image showing purported effects of alcohol is actually ancient ...
HIV stigma is now more dangerous than the virus – my research shows how to address this
HIV stigma and discrimination continue to harm the lives of people living with HIV, and hinder efforts to stem the epidemic ...
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FAST FACTS ABOUT STD’S
What It Is: The virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV works by attacking the body’s immune system, leaving it susceptible to fatal infections and cancers. How You Can ...
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Beating HIV Stigma: Undetectable Equals Untransmittable
No offense doc, those of us living with HIV don’t want the opinion, we want the science. We want the facts. And we wanted them yesterday. I’m no doctor and I’m certainly no scientist ...
Healthline16d
What Does a HIV Rash Look Like and How Is It Treated?
A rash may occur after you contract HIV. It commonly appears on the face and chest but can also appear in other places. Medications used to treat HIV as well as certain infections may also cause ...
Reuters1mon
Fact Check: Posts about kidney and liver transplants between HIV-positive people lack context
The November 2024 policy update allows kidney and liver transplants between people with HIV, not from HIV-positive donors to people without the virus. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact ...
Medical News Today24d
Can lesbians get HIV?
It is possible for people of any sexual orientation to get HIV. However, HIV transmission may be more likely with certain types of sexual contact. In the United States in 2019, 84% of new ...
Human Rights Watch8y
Fact Sheet: Domestic Violence and HIV/AIDS in Uganda
Many thousands of Ugandan women are becoming infected with HIV, and will eventually die of AIDS, because the government is failing to protect them from domestic violence. Women whose husbands rape ...