It might amaze you to know that in America, every 10 seconds someone gets infected with hiv. Teens and young adults are at the highest risk, due to the incidence of promiscuous, unprotected sex. While half of HIV cases are found in homosexual individuals, heterosexual couples are also at equal risk. The disease does not discriminate!
Human Immunodeficiency Virus was first discovered on June 5th, 1981, perhaps due in part to the 'free love' movement of the 1960's. Because science was limited in its knowledge of HIV information at the time, the disease underwent several name changes, but remained the same nearly hopeless virus that eventually transformed into AIDS.
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus attacks the T cells. T cells, the building blocks of the immune system, are what tell the body that there is something wrong. When the HIV virus enters the body, it comes disguised as one of 'the good guys', so the T Cells have no reason to be suspicious. Floating around the bloodstream, the HIV virus works by killing every T cell it encounters. Normally, a T cell emits a death cry to let the other cells know that a foreign invader is in the body. But the HIV virus 'muffles' the cry by wrapping itself around the T cell. Now the agents of the immune system are missing in action. Before the body knows it, its entire immune system is killed and now it's open to every imaginable infection. A simple paper cut can turn into a loss of limb. A winter cold can kill a person in a few days.
Sadly, many people are completely lacking in HIV information. Three causes are most prevalent. 1.Sexual intercourse (protected or unprotected). 2. Sharing of drug needles. 3 Blood transfusions. As you may have deduced, a person can contract HIV through blood or sexual fluid exchange.
A common myth that many people, and even a few scientists, make about HIV information is that condoms eliminate the risk of contracting HIV. This is not the case. Because condoms are stretchy and flexible, so are the molecules that make up the rubber. An HIV molecule is smaller then the holes in the rubber, and can pass through. As frightening and unlikely as this scenario is, there are documented cases of this happening.
There is only one, somewhat reliable way of avoiding HIV through sex, and that is to always use a condom. In the case of injection syringes, only use a new or unused one. Another common myth about HIV information is that the virus can be caught through saliva. NOT true! No matter how long you play tonsil hockey, you will not catch the virus. Educating yourself on HIV information is essential.
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