HIV Posts Archives - Fact Not Fiction https://factnotfiction.com/category/general_posts_cats/hiv-posts-cat/ Whatever You Do, Don't Do It In the Dark Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:16:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://factnotfiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cropped-fnf-favicon-150x150.png HIV Posts Archives - Fact Not Fiction https://factnotfiction.com/category/general_posts_cats/hiv-posts-cat/ 32 32 HIV + STI Connection? https://factnotfiction.com/hiv-sti-connection/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 21:02:06 +0000 https://www.factnotfiction.com/909 People with other STIs (like chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis) are at greater risk of getting HIV if they have unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive. Also, if someone with HIV is also infected with another STI, he or she is more likely to transmit the virus through sexual contact. The only way to...

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]]> People with other STIs (like chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis) are at greater risk of getting HIV if they have unprotected sex with someone who is HIV positive. Also, if someone with HIV is also infected with another STI, he or she is more likely to transmit the virus through sexual contact.

The only way to know for sure if you have an STI (including HIV) is to get tested. Getting treated can help prevent more serious health effects and reduce your risk of contracting HIV if you are exposed.

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]]> HIV Highest Among MS Teens https://factnotfiction.com/hiv-infection-is-highest-among-mississippi-teens/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 19:27:15 +0000 https://www.factnotfiction.com/1070 HIV infection is highest among Mississippi teens ages 13-19. So what is HIV exactly and what can you do to protect yourself? Clifton and Ajai are back to discuss with you! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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]]> HIV infection is highest among Mississippi teens ages 13-19. So what is HIV exactly and what can you do to protect yourself? Clifton and Ajai are back to discuss with you!

(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)

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]]> HIV in Mississippi https://factnotfiction.com/hiv-in-mississippi/ Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:36:04 +0000 https://www.factnotfiction.com/1829 HIV infection is highest among Mississippi teens ages 13-19. So what can you do to protect yourself? Know your status, use condoms consistently and get tested regularly if you’re sexually active.  HIV is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood contact or by unprotected sexual activity. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV...

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]]> HIV infection is highest among Mississippi teens ages 13-19. So what can you do to protect yourself? Know your status, use condoms consistently and get tested regularly if you’re sexually active. 

HIV is passed from one person to another through blood-to-blood contact or by unprotected sexual activity. In addition, infected pregnant women can pass HIV to their babies during pregnancy or delivery, as well as through breast feeding. 

People become infected with HIV from these bodily fluids:
blood, semen, pre-cum, vaginal fluids and breast milk.

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]]> Can you get HIV from kissing? https://factnotfiction.com/hivfromkissing/ Mon, 20 Jan 2014 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.factnotfiction.com/1980 “Is it possible to get HIV from kissing?” The answer is no, because the concentration of HIV in saliva is far too low to pose a risk of infection. Here are ways you can get HIV: Contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal and cervical secretions with mucous membranes or an open wound; Injection of...

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]]> “Is it possible to get HIV from kissing?”

The answer is no, because the concentration of HIV in saliva is far too low to pose a risk of infection.

Here are ways you can get HIV:

  • Contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal and cervical secretions with mucous membranes or an open wound;
  • Injection of infected blood or blood products (i.e. with shared needle)
  • Transmission from infected mother to fetus and during breastfeeding

If you are sexually active, make sure you’re practicing safer sex by using a latex barrier.

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