HIV basics: What is it? What is HIV? Like many other viruses around us, HIV is also a virus that attacks our immune system. T-helper cells, which are a type of white blood cell in our body, are the first to be attacked by this virus, the virus after attacking it starts to replicate inside and make copies of it inside T helper cells which are also called CD4 cells. Now as the virus is dividing itself, it weakens a person’s immune system, and if they are not treated on time it can be harder to fight off the various diseases and infections associated with it. Transmission of HIV: Where is it from? Below are some of the routes from where it enters the human body. • HIV is usually...
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A series of recent comprehensive studies and evidence were conducted that Abstinence-only sex education(AOE), which is a type of sex education that urges avoiding sexual intercourse until marriage, is proven as not an effective form of sexual education for avoiding HIV in American youth. There is not any proof to pursue that abstinence-only-until-marriage methods produce the planned continuing behavioral consequences which they purpose – success like waiting in the dating process as well as cuts in accidental pregnancies as well as STIs. Lack of Practical Behavior Conduct The goal of this type of education is to stop unwanted pregnancy and the increase of sexually transmitted disease...
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How and why unprotected sex could lead to HIV transmission? Alcohol and power differences are most likely among the reasons. Also, knowing the STD status difference between you and your honey sweetie could help build a better love nest.   On several occasions that sex partners go unprotected sex   1. Alcohol Consuming alcohol before sex is a major factor in unprotected sex in partners. Research has predicted that the probability of having sex increases as participants consume an increasing amount of alcohol. Secondly, the probability of having unprotected sex also increases as more you drink. 2. Power difference Sometimes people are afraid of their partner's reaction an...
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As we know, HIV can be passed on from an infected person to an uninfected person through body fluids such as semen, blood, and vaginal fluids. However, Mother-to-child transmission of HIV (perinatal or vertical transmission) is the transmission that occurs from an HIV-positive mother to her child-which can occur during pregnancy, labour (delivery), and breastfeeding. Perinatal transmission is the most common way children become infected with the virus. Without the help of any form of treatment for either the expectant mother or the child, an HIV-positive woman has a 15% to 45% chance of transmitting the virus to her baby. That’s between a third and a half, which is fairly high. But wi...
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