Myths & Reality About HIV/AIDS
Myth 1. HIV is transmitted by working together or sharing food or dress
Fact: HIV is transmitted by 4 routes only
A. Sexual route – Vaginal / Anal / Oral Sex either Hetero Sexual or Homo Sexual
B. Intra Venous Drug Use – By Sharing needles and Syringes by IV drug abusers
C. Mother to Child – In the course of delivery
D. Blood Products – By blood transfusion / Accidental needle stick injury
Myth 2. HIV infected people will die soon
Fact: HIV infected people can live a longer life if adopt proper lifestyle and medicines
It is just like having any other chronic diseases like Diabetes Mellitus / Hypertension / Asthma etc.
Myth 3. HIV Positivity and AIDS are one and the same
Fact: HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the viral infection and
AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficency Syndrome) is the endstage of HIV infection.
Myth 4. HIV Positive people cannot lead a normal and happy life
Fact: HIV Positive people can have a normal life provided they modify their lifestyle.
Myth 5. We candifferentiate an HIV Positive person simply by seeing him/her.
Fact: We cannot differentiate an HIV Positive person and Non infecive person just by seeing.
HIV Positive person can live healthy till he reach the end stage, AIDS, which may be after 7 years aftergetting infected, if not taking proper treatment
