Despite the progress that has been made in the care, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, the disease continues to infect people in alarming rates. We still do not have a cure. The need to pass along information to our young people today is just as prevalent in order to reduce infections and offer good health to all!
The coronavirus COVID-19 and its variants are remaining dominant in health news. However, HIV still exists as a serious threat. Unlike coronavirus, HIV isn’t transmitted through everyday casual contact. It is passed from an infected person through body fluids, needle sharing and it is also a sexually transferred infection (STI). With education of the facts, HIV potentially is a preventable disease.
The Basic Facts:
HIV can be passed through blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk.
The sharing of needles increases the risk of HIV transmission.
The use of a latex condom reduces the risk of HIV.
Only a physician can diagnose AIDS.
The wearing of a red ribbon on World AIDS Day, (December 1, annually) not only publicly demonstrates our awareness of the solemn occasion, it also serves as a reminder to others of the importance of prevention efforts against this disease. It also serves a tribute to the significant number of people who died because of infection.
Naked hugs!
Roger Poladopoulos/ReNude Pride
Author’s Note: The next post entry here is planned for Friday, December 6, 2024, and the proposed topic is: “Winter Holidays!”
ReNude Pride: Guys Without Boxers! 
There’s an Instagram page called whatsrememberedlives and I started getting memories in honor of lost ones for WAD yesterday from its Aussie followers. It’s so much, and I cannot look away. 😢
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The memories do involve pain. Having this observance does help us all keep the recollections alive. That’s one of the reasons it is difficult for me to “let go.” Thank you for sharing! 😉 Naked hugs!
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