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Are HIV poistive people more at risk of contracting the Corona Virus?
There are a number factors that put people who are carrying the HIV virus at higher risk than others. Firstly, the factors that affect your chances of becoming infected with the corona virus are as follows. Your age: people over the age of 50 are more susceptible...
My child has been diagnosed with HIV, now what?
For the purpose of this article, the writer has chosen to select the teen age group as the focus. Receiving the news that one’s child has been diagnosed as HIV + is quite unimaginable. No parent wants to ever hear anything upsetting about their child, but more so when...
South Africa’s HIV stats
South Africa has the highest HIV infection rate in the world with 1 in 5 people infected with the HIV virus in the world, living in South Africa. This is an alarming number that needs to be taken under control. Here are some of the local numbers. What percentage of...
Gammora – A new HIV drug kills 99% of virus in 4 weeks
An innovative and very forward thinking Israeli company, Zion Medical has approached the destruction of the HIV virus in a totally different way and has seen extraordinary results in the first set of human trials. Within the first four weeks of treatment with this...
HIV Life Insurance
For more than 20 years HIV life Insurance has been denied to HIV positive people or has been provided at dramatically inflated premiums. But in recent years, although people that are HIV positive get premiums quoted that are higher than a person not infected with the...
Life Insurance for the HIV positive
It was not very long ago that it was impossible to get affordable life insurance for the HIV positive but thanks to a better understanding and significant improvements in the management of HIV and AIDS, it is now possible to get Life Insurance from some Life insurance...
What diseases and Illnesses effect HIV positive people
While HIV should not be seen as a death sentence, one’s health is dependent upon the daily taking of ARV’s. Without such treatment, HIV will eventually overwhelm one’s immune system. This then leads to being diagnosed with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)....
How to live with an HIV positive person
Receiving the news that one’s loved one has been diagnosed as HIV + is of course a shock to one’s system, but even more so for the person who has received the diagnosis. While it is excruciatingly difficult to hear the news, it is important to show sensitivity and...
ARV’s – Your questions answered
When addressing the matter of ARV’S, there are a considerable number of aspects to take into account. ARVs are Schedule 4 drugs, which implies that they must be prescribed by a medical doctor. The laws have changed over the years with regards to doctors dispensing...
HIV Test: What to expect and the counselling necessary upon receiving a positive result
HIV Test: With most medical conditions, ignorance is not bliss. On the contrary, to be armed with knowledge is always best. HIV testing is crucial in combatting the spread of the disease. Knowing one’s HIV status is important not only to protect oneself but to also...