Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Continuation on the AHope theme..

Just want to make sure everyone is aware:

What You Should Know About HIV/AIDS

-HIV can NOT be spread through casual/household contact. HIV is not spread through hugging, kissing, shaking hands, sharing toys, sneezing, coughing, sharing food, sharing drinks, bathing, swimming or any other casual way. It has been proven that HIV and AIDS can only be spread through sexual contact, birth, breastfeeding and blood to blood contact (such as sharing needles).
- HIV is now considered a chronic but manageable disease. With treatment, people who are HIV+ can live indefinitely without developing AIDS and can live long and full lives.
- People who are HIV+ deserve to be treated with love, respect, support and acceptance as all people do.
Additional information on transmission of HIV can be found on the Center for Disease Control website:
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources

{copied from http://abushel-and-apeck.blogspot.com}

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here is very encouraging news about research toward a cure:

http://www.fox11az.com/news/topstories/stories/NWkmsb20080730_hiv_breakt-hrough.1971ecbd.html

Sara said...

Have you seen this blog? http://twietconfetti.blogspot.com/ I've been following it for about a week. There are some useful links at the bottom, too.

Virginia said...

Wow! A CURE??!!!???!!! That would be awesome! thanks both for the links