VIRALKALTIM– People with HIV/AIDS (ODHA) have the same rights as other people in their lives. However, it is not uncommon for them to experience discrimination such as being ostracized by people in their environment for fear of contracting the HIV virus. Even though the HIV virus is not easily transmitted, even the way of transmission is very limited.
There are four ways of transmitting HIV/AIDS, namely sexual intercourse, sharing needles, blood products and organs, and HIV positive pregnant women to their babies.
The HIV virus is transmitted by having unsafe sex. A safe sex relationship is when he is married and has intercourse with his wife, does not change partners, either male or female.
Other transmission is through needles used by more than one person when consuming drugs. Unsafe blood transfusions also cause transmission of the HIV virus.
The HIV virus will not be transmitted if kissing, hugging, using shared toilets, touching, using shared cutlery, mosquito bites, and living in the same house with PLHIV.
To prevent it by not having risky sexual relations such as changing partners, following programs to prevent HIV transmission from mother to child, screening for blood donors and organs, not using drugs, and applying vigilance.
A person’s HIV status cannot be known just by looking at it. If symptoms have not appeared, it cannot be seen that they are infected or not, while the blood already contains the virus and can transmit it to other people.
To find out a person’s HIV status can only be done by examining HIV antibodies in the blood. If it is known to be positive, then immediately consume antiretroviral drugs.
Kadinkes Kutim, Bahrani Hasanal said that people with HIV/AIDS should not be shunned. Because, they are not dangerous. “What is avoided is the disease. Not the person,” said Bahrani. (ADV)
2023-08-05 11:44:22
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