{"id":105862,"date":"2021-09-29T15:56:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/?p=105862"},"modified":"2021-09-29T15:56:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T10:26:14","slug":"12-common-myths-and-realities-about-hiv-transmission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnarad.com\/hi\/12-common-myths-and-realities-about-hiv-transmission\/","title":{"rendered":"12 common myths and realities about HIV transmission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-hi\">\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmakhani.com\/en\/\">\u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/a><\/p><p><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CHANDIGARH<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are lots of mythologies around but by knowing the original reasons about HIV, you can get relief from baseless stress and can bust myths and misconceptions.\u00a0HIV\u00a0(human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body&#8217;s immune system. If\u00a0HIV\u00a0is not treated, it can lead to\u00a0AIDS\u00a0(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some facts everyone should know of how you can get HIV, and how you can protect yourself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most heard myths about people living with HIV is that they can be treated but the reality is that there\u2019s no cure yet for HIV-AIDS. However it is said that no treatment is available to cure but there is antiretroviral treatment which works and can keep someone living with HIV healthy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s bust the myths about HIV and know the real facts how HIV can only be passed on from one person to another via the following bodily fluids:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Breast milk<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Semen including pre-cum<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vaginal fluid<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anal mucous<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HIV infection occurs when infected bodily fluids get into your bloodstream through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unprotected sex<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From mother to child during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Injecting drugs with a needle that has infected blood in it<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blood donations or organ transplants with infected blood<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sex toys which have infected blood or semen on it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Medical experts have discussed the myths going around and what the reality is about HIV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 1<\/strong>&#8211; HIV passes through who doesn\u2019t have HIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; You can only get infected from someone who is already battling with HIV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 2<\/strong>&#8211; HIV gets spread through touching someone who has HIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; HIV can only be transmitted through specific bodily fluids discussed above so you can\u2019t get HIV from hand shaking, touching someone, hugging them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth\u00a0<\/strong><strong>3<\/strong>&#8211; HIV gets transmitted through kissing<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; As per experts, there is such a minor amount of HIV in the saliva of a person suffering HIV that the infection can\u2019t be passed on from kissing someone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 4<\/strong>&#8211; HIV is passed through; sweat, tears, urine or faeces of someone who has HIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; HIV can\u2019t be transmitted through sweat, tears, urine or faeces.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 5<\/strong>&#8211; Through mutual masturbation<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; Mutual masturbation, fingering and hand-jobs can\u2019t pass HIV. However, if you use sex toys make sure you use protection on them when exchanging between partners.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 6<\/strong>&#8211; Through air<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; HIV particles can\u2019t survive in air so you can\u2019t get infected from sharing a room with an HIV-positive person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 7<\/strong>&#8211; HIV spreads from coughs, sneezes or spit<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; HIV can only be passed through bodily fluids so they can\u2019t transmit HIV through cough, sneezes or spit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 8<\/strong>&#8211; Food, drink and cooking utensils can spread HIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; If you are living with someone who is HIV positive then, sharing food or cooking utensils, even if the person preparing your food , he or she can\u2019t pass HIV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 9<\/strong>&#8211; Sharing toilet seats, tables, door handles, cutlery, bath towels can transmit the HIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; As we have discussed above how HIV can spread, so you can\u2019t get HIV by sharing any of these items.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 10<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Can transmit by water related<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; HIV can\u2019t survive in water, so you can\u2019t get HIV from swimming pools, baths, shower areas, washing clothes or from drinking the same glass of water.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 11<\/strong>&#8211; Can sterilised needles transmit infection<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; If you sterilise needles before using them again then they can\u2019t transmit HIV either.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Myth 12<\/strong>&#8211; Can get through musical instruments like flute etc<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reality<\/strong>&#8211; HIV does not survive on musical instruments, so it can\u2019t give you HIV.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some other interesting facts about HIV that everyone should get to know is that you can\u2019t cure the HIV by washing body areas after sex, by doing sex with virgin person, or getting treatment of herbal medicines, or by using contraceptive pills.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0915\u094d\u0937\u092e\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902, \u092f\u0939 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u092a\u0932\u092c\u094d\u0927 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902\u0964 CHANDIGARH There are lots of mythologies around but by knowing the original reasons about HIV, you can get relief from baseless stress and can bust myths and misconceptions.\u00a0HIV\u00a0(human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the body&#8217;s immune system. 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