STATUS -- HIV Myths and Fictions, Debunked!
By Brethren Facts about HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), like what it is and how it is transmitted, are readily available almost everywhere, especially on the internet. Yet there are quite a number of myths around HIV that remain to cloud people's perceptions about it. These are myths you might have read in a web article or in your social media feed. Someone posted on Facebook a few years back about HIV-contaminated bananas . Though I have knowledge about HIV and how it can be transmitted, I still thought of it as quite alarming. Imagine getting HIV from a banana. Seriously? Well, now I have sufficient knowledge regarding HIV, and I am very sure that you cannot acquire HIV from a freaking banana. Below, I listed down a few HIV myths. Are you ready to see them debunked? Okay then, let's get started. 1. You’ve got HIV. RIP! Having HIV is not a death sentence. Though there is no cure yet, there is treatment for HIV, just like how there’s treatment but no cure for hypertension a...