{"id":34638,"date":"2015-01-14T04:14:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T09:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/?p=34638"},"modified":"2015-01-14T04:15:58","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T09:15:58","slug":"5-common-aidshiv-myths-need-busted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/5-common-aidshiv-myths-need-busted\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Common AIDS\/HIV Myths That Need To Be Busted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lightbulb_300x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-thumbnail wp-image-28095 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lightbulb_300x300-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"lightbulb_300x300\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lightbulb_300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lightbulb_300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanareas.net\/info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/lightbulb_300x300-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Since 1988, December 1 of each year is designated World AIDS Day. It&#8217;s a global health day dedicated to increase awareness and education among people around the world about AIDS and HIV. It serves as a constant reminder that the disease still exists along with misunderstanding about the disease that could lead to more infection. Here are just 5 myths that need to be dispelled about AIDS and HIV.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Myth #1 &#8211; Men can&#8217;t get HIV from women<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is totally incorrect. Although men infected with HIV can more easily pass the disease on to a woman, HIV can also be passed from an infected women to a man. Make no mistake about this.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Myth #2 &#8211; Straight people who don&#8217;t use drugs will never get HIV<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>While leading a risky lifestyle, including the use of drugs and homosexual behavior, increases the risk of getting HIV, this does not preclude others from getting it. About 78 percent of HIV-positive women and 16 percent of HIV-positive men became infected through heterosexual contact.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Myth #3 &#8211; People being treated for HIV can&#8217;t spread the virus to others<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Not true. HIV treatments reduce the amount of virus in the blood but can&#8217;t prevent it from showing up in other areas where it might be hiding even during treatment.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Myth #4 &#8211; You can&#8217;t get HIV from oral sex<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Yes you can. It may be less of a risk but you can definitely get HIV from a man or a woman who is HIV-positive by having oral sex.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Myth #5 &#8211; Being HIV-positive is a death sentence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This was more true years ago when AIDS and HIV was first discovered. But research and advanced treatment today with antiretroviral drugs have enabled more AIDS and HIV-positive people to live much longer and more productive lives.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a class=\"postlink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.affordablehealthinsurance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.AffordableHealthInsurance.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 1988, December 1 of each year is designated World AIDS Day. It&#8217;s a global health day dedicated to increase awareness and education among people around the world about AIDS and HIV. It serves as a constant reminder that the disease still exists along with misunderstanding about the disease that could lead to more infection. 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