Getting Tested For HIV? What Will People Say?
It is easy to get tested for other medical conditions such as kidney or liver disease, heart conditions, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar levels, hormones, and many more. However, it is a challenge to get tested for a sexually transmitted disease, especially HIV. HIV carries a heavy social stigma. We may have evolved into sophisticated beings and entered the digital era, yet the stigma stays. Utter the word “HIV” and people...
Dealing with HIV/AIDS: The Social Stigma and the Danger
HIV/AIDS is one of the most dreadful diseases in the world. Two reasons for this: the infection destroys your immunity and the society destroys you. The social stigma attached to HIV is so strong, you dare not tell anybody you carry this infection or even that you visited a clinic for a test! Even if you come out negative in the HIV test, you will still be looked down upon, as if...
Early Stage HIV Symptoms Like Rash: Important Things to Know
When it comes to health you must be alert about symptoms. Sexually active people must be more particular about symptoms because of the rampant sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). STDs are everywhere. You neighbor might be infected. Your friend might be having symptoms. Somebody in your office might be HIV positive. Or, to your horror, your own partner might be infected! About HIV symptoms Many STDs are asymptomatic, say doctors. Some produce common...
Important Things to Know About HIV Symptoms like Rash
Rash is a common sign of HIV. It can happen at the earliest stage (acute stage) or later stage when you are on medication. HIV rash can be purplish or red in color and itchy. It may or may not be painful. It can occur on the hands and the feet, on the face, neck, or upper part of the body. See a doctor without delay You must not ignore early stage...
Tips to Manage HIV/AIDS and Early Stage Symptoms
One of the reasons why people suffer from serious health complications is that they ignore the earliest symptoms of a disease. They think it will go away by itself and continue with their daily activities; and the symptoms really goes away by itself! That’s where the danger lies. According to the doctor, it is the symptom that goes away, not the infection. In most of the cases, sexually transmitted diseases do...
Experiencing These HIV Symptoms? Get Tested Today
Short for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV is a virus responsible for AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). The virus works by taking over the immune system and using white blood cells to replicate and spread the virus throughout the body. Although the virus is widely classified into HIV 1 and HIV 2, an HIV positive person may carry multiple strains of the virus simultaneously. With the tremendous strides in medical technology, HIV positive...
HIV Screening At Urgent Care Clinics – The Right Choice To Manage Sexual Health
The number of HIV positive individuals around the world is steadily declining. Even those who have tested positive are able to lead normal lives, thanks to advanced medications that help keep symptoms under control. However, if this trend is to continue, it is integral for people to go in for regular HIV screening tests at urgent care clinics and ensure that they are free of the infection. This is especially...
Beware, STDs are Dangerous and Deceptive!
STDs are dangerous. The very fact that the pathogens can stay inside your body for years together should make you rush to a nearby clinic and undergo a test. Simply wishing an infection away doesn’t work. Rarely does a sexually transmitted infection goes away by itself. ...
How to Recognize Early Stage HIV Symptoms Like Rash
A disease, before creating complications, gives signs. Catching the first sign can save you from much health trouble later. Most sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) produce the first signs, but people often ignore or consider them to be some other minor condition. For example, HIV rash. ...
Rash is Not Always a Skin Condition; It Could be HIV Symptom!
Everybody knows about HIV. People know how deadly this virus can be. HIV/AIDS is a silent pandemic brewing in the world. Yet, people often believe it won’t happen to them. This is something that happens to other people. ...
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