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Published on: 11/30/2020 11:48
“It will be a ‘black’ December 1, the first since World AIDS Day was established. Unfortunately, in the last nine months there has been talk of Covid-19 but very little about other infectious diseases. Some have said that to have sexual intercourse during the Covid emergency I have to wear a mask, forgetting that the only way to defend against HIV or sexually transmitted diseases is a condom. It is good to talk about HIV: we continue to have many cases “. He points this out to Adnkronos Salute Matteo Bassetti, director of the Infectious Diseases Clinic of the San Martino hospital in Genoa, in view of the World AIDS Day which is celebrated tomorrow.
Bassetti also emphasizes the importance “of getting tested for HIV” regardless “of considering oneself a subject at risk. Taking the test must be like checking for blood sugar or cholesterol. We must go back to talking about this. infection that thanks to research has now become manageable, today we have over 30 active antiretroviral drugs for HIV – highlights the infectious disease specialist – and practically it can be said if there is an early diagnosis and if it is followed, you will not die of HIV. This is thanks to the progress of research. However, we must continue to be interested in AIDS – he concludes – remembering what has been done by HIV research in 30 years. Covid is a zoonosis, one of many, but there are other equally important diseases “.
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