One of the most tragic and indeed deadly aspects of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (more commonly referred to and known as HIV) is that people underestimate it and so do not take the proper precautions. In other cases, people leave themselves vulnerable because they adopt a “why should I worry” attitude to the condition which can be downright lethal.
Further complications arise from the perceived risk groups associated with the acquisition HIV. It would seem that if the general, ignorant public is anything to go by, that people assume that only gay men and drug addicts will acquire the infection, with prostitutes and other sex workers closing in at a close third.

The grim reality of the matter is that whilst yes, these groups of people have traditionally been identified and recorded as the groups most likely to acquire HIV, it would seem that a rather surprising group of people are now contracting the infection.

Records indicate that heterosexual people over the age of 50, the so called “baby boomers” are now becoming infected, and becoming infected at a greatly accelerated rate than before. Therefore, to simply make a sweeping generalization about HIV being the “just punishment of a wicked and immoral lifestyle” as some cruel and narrow minded people have dubbed it, is both unfair, and inaccurate.

The simple truth of the matter is this: when it comes to HIV, no one is immune, no one is safe, at least, those of us who do not have any contact with the world at large!

Hopefully the following information will go some way to allaying your concerns, and also ensure that you are more protected from the possibility of acquiring the infection.

Always Practice Safe Sex
A condom is without a doubt, one of the most directly effective methods of preventing a sexually transmitted disease (STD) from passing between sexual partners. A common fallacy that people succumb to is that because HIV is transmitted via the intermingling of bodily fluids, by having unprotected sex which does not result in a climax is enough to prevent any infection.

Unfortunately, semen is not the only bodily fluid involved in sexual intercourse and so a sore or cut, no matter how microscopic in size, can be enough to transmit the HIV virus and so blood, vaginal secretions etc. can all be enough to convey the infection.

Therefore, unless you are in a committed and monogamous relationship where you and your partner are totally faithful to one another and confident that both of you are free from the disease, then please use a condom.

If You Are a Drug User, Use Clean Needles
Without passing judgment on your life or the choices you make, if you use intravenous drugs, don’t ever share your needles or other drug injecting kit with other people, no matter how much you trust them.

There are a number of free clinics in every city of the world which specifically provide clean needles, in order to prevent HIV infection arising from dirty and infected needles.

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Category: Wellness, Fitness and Diet
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus,sexually transmitted disease,drug injecting kit