MBBS, DDV, FCPS, APEX, Diplomat American Board of Sexology
HIV Specialist, Mumbai
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HIV causes AIDS only in homosexuals.
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HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus can spread through exchange of body fluids. Spread of the virus is not restricted to just homosexuals, but can spread through any form of unprotected sexual contact among people of any gender if one of them is infected. HIV can also spread through contaminated needles.
Birth control pills can stop HIV.
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Birth control pills prevent the occurrence of pregnancy. They cannot prevent the infection or spread of HIV.
HIV cannot spread through which of the following?
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HIV spreads when there is an exchange of bodily fluids, or the virus can penetrate through the skin by infected needles, etc. Hugging an infected person or drinking from the same cup as that of an infected person does not contribute to the spread of HIV, and since HIV is not a vector borne virus, it does not spread through mosquito bites.
What cells of the body are targeted HIV?
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HIV targets the T4 Cell of the blood, which plays an important role in the immune system of the body. The others cells play no role in the immune system of the body and are not attacked by HIV.
Nobody has been cured of HIV.
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Only one person has been cured of HIV completely so far. Nicknamed The Berlin Patient, Timothy Ray Brown no longer has HIV in his body and does not need HIV medicines. However, the procedure followed for him was very risky and expensive, hence it cannot be applied in general.
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