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Go for HIV testing
The truth is that many people are scared of AIDS, to the extent that they avoid taking HIV tests. They fear the worst; to be told that they are infected. And because of this fear, many live with constant worries.
Others have an unrealistic judgment of their personal HIV risk: some overestimate it and others underestimate it.
Situation# 1 What are chances that HIV was transmitted during a single sexual encounter? Is she worried about unprotected sex she has had with other partners who have not died of AIDS? What are the chances that the one who went away is actually the one who infected the one who died?
The only way to eliminate your worry is to be certain of your status: to get tested. If you know your status and you know exactly how HIV is and is not transmitted, then you can feel confident in your efforts to protect yourself. No more worries!
Also, many times people reject or avoid AIDS patients for fear that they might become infected. Are you aware that AIDS sufferers are very few compared to HIV positive people? HIV positive people are carriers of the HIV virus who do not yet exhibit external AIDS symptoms. More that 80 per cent of HIV positive people are not aware that they carry the disease. This means some of your friends, relatives, classmates or co-workers with whom you have daily contact and with whom you share so many things (perhaps even sexual intimacy), are the ones living with HIV without realising it!
CAN'T TELL BY LOOKING
If you consider it positively, don’t you see that it is easier to live with someone whom you know is HIV infected? Then you can take precautions as advised by experts, and provide them with the care they need without stigmatizing them the AIDS patient. However, we normally do not think to take precautionary measures with someone who seems to be healthy. In reality, a healthy-looking person’s health status is not known, and if you are too trusting you may blindly get infected.
The truth is that if you know exactly how HIV is and is not transmitted, then there is no need to fear AIDS patients, or those who might be HIV positive.
Situation# 2 Will she really abandon her best friend upon hearing that she or he is HIV positive? Was she more at risk before or after she learned that her friend is HIV positive?
STARTING TODAY
Learn precisely the TRUTH ABOUT AIDS so that you don’t jump over the ashes but step into the fire.
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If you know your or anyone else’s HIV-status you can take precautions if necessary.
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