How can people get hiv? answers (6746)

A: Yes people can live long heathly lives with HIV. Its just a virus, there are people who live long and heathly lives with cancer, so HIV is no different. Also you shouldn''t get tested while you''re sick. You might get a false positive. Take the test when you''re feeling better. Yes, you can still have a long and healthy life with HIV. Whent he virus was first discovered in the early 80s, scientists knew nothing about it so people died very quickly from it. however, treatment for HIV has had many breakthroughs and advances. There are some great anti-viral drugs out...

A: no but they should wear a tag that says so. No, I think not. That makes HIV+ people sound like rats for a study. As that is a terrible label and act to do because of people with HIV+. If anything, I think the ones that rape/sexually assault their victims should be quarantine immediately after a police report. As such in my case, I am terrified now because I was a victim of a rape, and the pain and suffering I am going thru for past months whether to find out if I may had been exposed to HIV breaks my heart to the dearest. The pain I am going thru because I am scared to death that I may end up with a deadly disease. At first, I thought to myself, get rid of all HIV+ people and kill them all,...

A: people with mental disorders carry a stigma too, I don''t know how to change it. Perhaps the more we talk about it, and the more educated people are, will make people understand, and have more compassion. Tell that BS story to those who suffer from LEPROSY. Most people associate HIV/AIDS with bad personal decisions. This is true except for those who contracted the virus from blood transfusions, but now those are very rare. There are other diseases that face the same stigma of bad choices, most notably lung cancer from smoking and liver cirrhosis from alcoholism. Also I personally think HIV gets a bad rap because it is...

A: nope. how can I say its going to be ok with AIDS when I don''t have it to begin with. can a Walmart cashier council soldiers how to be soldiers? Well sure, but that would be one hell of a mess! this is an unneccassary question.. hey! i guess people who do not have HIV can counsel people with HIV. Maybe the person with no HIV has a relative who has and sympathize with. people who are counseling people who have HIV definitely is concerned of those who have! Should Judges be allowed to give sentences to prisoners if they themselves have not spent time in gaol? While...

A: This is the dumbest question ever! maybe they should but only if several positive results come back so it known its not a mess up! then people couldnt lie and hide it! fairness says just as you have a right to hide it they have the right to know morally! No that would be illegal. how ever if you slept with some one who was positive they legally have to tell you. you won''t be able to find a list with specific names, but your state health department can provide you with statistics.. NO! That is private information that cannot be shared! No! And thank God for a patient''s right to privacy! no of course not. this breaks the patient confidentiality agreement. this invades their privacy. you...

A: Want to find an online support group for people with HIV ? This is the site I can recommend to you http://www.hivaidstribe.com ....

A: You are a Nazi. It is bad enough the useless tests band you for life under the new disclosure laws. A BRIEF HISTORY OF AIDS In the early 80''s, doctors started seeing more and more people with suppressed immune systems coming into emergency rooms with several opportunistic infections. These were primarily gay men and intravenous drug users. There was panic within the gay community and in the general population as more and more people began dying of what was called AIDS: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. In 1984, Robert Gallo, a research scientist working for the National Institute of Health (NIH), announced in a press conference that he had discovered the probable cause of AIDS, and that it was a retrovirus later called HIV: Human...

A: why would u be ashamed of cancer? Hiv is sexually transmitted so of course ud be ashamed.. duh. why am i even answer this dumb question? o ya i get 2 points Because you usually don''t get cancer from being promiscuous. because cancer won''t spread to other people... and it''s nothing to joke about... my mom is dieing of cancer HIV has a stigma because it''s highest among people who practice anal sex and IV drug users... The Public, formed an opinion about what "kind of person" gets HIV... Sure HIV is spreadable by other means... But back in the 80''s when...

A: The country with the biggest percentage of HIV infected people has been South Africa. Sub-Sahara Africa has the area of several countries also with a high infection rate. So far, no medicines cure or completely rid the entire body of the virus though in the USA, where people can afford the expensive triple drug combination, a new person found with the HIV virus can expect to live another 20 years. In poor countries, where there is no money to obtain the medicine, people will continue to die early from HIV and then AIDS. Whole governments need to pay for and provide the needed new medicines which must be developed and distributed to those in need. Most

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A: As usual, you seem a bit confused. Why mention HIV then quote figures on STIs. Why mention Africans then start talking about Caribbeans? And why the focus on just Black people in your ''question''? It couldn''t be to prop up your own agenda could it. After all, this report like all HPA annual reports focuses on the key groups affected, Black-Africans, pregnant women, IDUs and msm and in the case of some STIs Black-Caribbeans. But then, you''ve never been very good at facts. For those who would like to see the full report, you can find it here: http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/hiv_and_sti/publications/AnnualReport/2007/ ***EDIT**** You and Chris D seem very confused, but then...