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Prince Harry takes HIV test live on the internet

Prince Harry takes HIV test live on the internet

British Royal Family subjects and thousands of curious people around the world have stopped this Thursday (14) to watch Prince Harry on a live broadcast via Facebook. He performed an HIV test at Guy's and St. Thomas Hospital in London to make people aware of how important it is to identify this condition.

"Even though I am the person I am and know the people I relate to , I'm still nervous, "said the prince before carrying out the test that, minutes later, gave negative. Calling everyone to do the same, he ended the broadcast saying, "Be it man, woman, gay, straight, black, white or redhead, why do not you come and take the test?

Learn more about HIV / Aids

What it is: HIV is the acronym in English for the human immunodeficiency virus, which is the cause of AIDS. Therefore, HIV and AIDS are not the same thing. AIDS is a potentially life-threatening chronic disease that occurs when the HIV-infected person has his or her immune system damaged by the virus, interfering with the body's ability to fight against the invaders that cause the disease, in addition to making it more susceptible to opportunistic infections , such as tuberculosis. Today the person with HIV is able to live better than before, but it is necessary for her to use medicines for life, that is, there is no cure or vaccine against HIV until now.

Forms of contagion: " HIV is transmitted primarily through sexual intercourse without the use of condoms, and sharing of syringes and needles contaminated with blood, which is common among illicit drug users. Other transmission routes are by blood transfusion, but it is very rare, since the testing of the blood bank is very efficient, and the vertical, which is the transmission of the virus from the mother to the child in the gestation and especially at the moment of the birth, which can be prevented with the appropriate treatment of the pregnant woman and the baby

How to prevent: The best way to prevent HIV infection is to use condoms in all sexual relations (vaginal, oral or anal). Likewise, do not share needles and syringes and do prenatal care correctly, since you will be asked for tests to check the presence of the virus.

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Pregnant women should use condoms in all sexual intercourse to avoid Zika

Pregnant women should use condoms in all sexual intercourse to avoid Zika

The Department of STD / AIDS and Viral Hepatitis of the Ministry of Health recently started recommending pregnant women to use condoms in all sexual relations also as a way to prevent a possible infection by Zika virus. This is because, according to the agency, "the scientific evidence available to date points to a possible causal linkage of the Zika virus and sexual transmission.

(Health)