HIV protection: Could pills work wonders against HIV? (Feature)

DerekDec 2nd, 2008 - 18:51:49

Of course it's a bitch if people get AIDS. It's also a bitch if they get heart attacks, strokes, neurological diseases, cancer, or struck by lightening. There are things we can do to prevent getting struck by lightening. Maybe stay inside during a storm. A heart attack could be prevented by possibly living a healthier lifestyle.

AIDS is spread from sex and needles, and those other rare cases, like rape and mother to child. People try to live healthy lifestyles in some ways, but when it comes to sex they suddenly lose control.

We can only do so much for the US, for Africa, and for every other place on the planet who has people out of control. We can give out condoms from now until eternity, but if people don't use them each and every time, the latex is useless. We can give people clean needles to shoot up, but again, are they going to use them every time? No. Why? Because people are stubborn. They don't believe it's going to happen to them.

We've known about the dangers of smoking since the surgeon general's report in the 1960's. Guess what? People are still smoking.

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KDec 19th, 2008 - 20:03:56

Getting HIV/AIDS by mother to child transmission is rare if the mother knows she is HIV positive and takes her HAART medication because it will prevent it, but thats in the US other countries such as africa arent as lucky to have access to meds like we do so over there it is NOT RARE

also getting HIV/AIDS through rape is rare in the US and developed countries if the victim seeks medical treatment and goes on HAART prophylactically to prevent possible infection if the victim doesnt do this she/he is at risk. and rape is extremely common in africa and the victims cannot seek help so getting HIV/AIDS through a rape is very common there it is NOT RARE

and about the monogamous relationship thing... even if it is monogamous were both partners tested for HIV before they had sex with each other and after their last partner so there was a 3 month window period of no sex and then an HIV test saying theyre negative because thats the only way to know for sure. you cant get an HIV test once in your life and then assume everything is ok from then on. And you can go by looks, or just trusting someone because it takes up to 10 years to develop symptoms so someone could get a negative HIV test then get in new monogamous relations with someone who they think is clean and healthy but isnt and a few years later oops!

Ive known cases where woman only had one partner their whole life, their husband, and been diagnosed because he never knew he had it or never got tested even though while they were together it was monogamous.

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