Over the past 3 decades, mistaken ideas about HIV and AIDS have sometimes brought on the behaviors that cause people to get the virus. Although we still have questions about HIV, researchers have ...

Here are the top nine myths and misconceptions that they, and people living with the HIV virus or the AIDS syndrome, continue to combat: Myth #1: HIV is a death sentence. “With proper treatment ...

Many myths are still around about HIV and AIDS. Get the real story here -- it can help you enjoy a full, healthy life. Myth 1: Treating HIV will require me to take dozens of pills every day.

However, there are a number of prevailing misconceptions about HIV and Aids that still exist. The Terrence Higgins Trust warns that these myths can stop people from getting tested for HIV, accessing ...

World AIDS Day is observed every year on December 1 to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. Several myths surround HIV/AIDS patients that need to be fact-checked. A social stigma resonates within the ...

Yet, harmful myths about HIV persist ... and stigma that often prevent people from seeking care. The truth: HIV and AIDS are not the same. HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that ...

The myth that HIV is a moral failing rather than a health ... they cannot control HIV replication or prevent progression to AIDS. Nothing currently available can replace properly prescribed ...

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Even though it has been decades since HIV / AIDS entered the public domain, certain myths and misconceptions continue to endure, a ministry leader contends. “Some are shunned by their families ...

The wife of a man who contracted HIV from infected blood was sacked from her job, while his son was called ‘AIDS boy’ at school and not allowed to drink from the water fountain. It was only in 2010 ...

Most myths about HIV and Aids arise from a lack of accurate information. Here are some of the more common misconceptions. Myth: I can get HIV from touching an infected person or being in the same room ...