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What Is The Myth Of VHI?

Cual Es El Mito Del Vhi??

A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭
Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Myth that just by being gay or through sexual relations one acquires HIV.
Well, let's start. I acquired it through a work accident, from having been pricked by a contaminated needle. Tell me how yours was?🤩

Mito que solo por ser gay o por relaciones sexuales uno adquiere el vhi.
Bueno empiezo yo lo adquirí por accidente laboral, por a haberme pinchado con una ajuga contaminada. Cuentame como fue lo tuyo?🤩

May 22
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One of the most common myths about HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is that mosquitoes can transmit it. However, this is not true. Mosquitoes cannot transmit HIV because when they bite and suck blood, they do not inject the blood of a previously bitten person into the next person. HIV also does not survive inside the Show Full Answer

One of the most common myths about HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is that mosquitoes can transmit it. However, this is not true. Mosquitoes cannot transmit HIV because when they bite and suck blood, they do not inject the blood of a previously bitten person into the next person. HIV also does not survive inside the mosquito so that it can be transmitted. This is an example of how myths can perpetuate misinformation and stigma around HIV.

Uno de los mitos más comunes sobre el VIH (Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana) es que los mosquitos pueden transmitirlo. Sin embargo, esto no es cierto. Los mosquitos no pueden transmitir el VIH porque cuando pican y succionan sangre, no inyectan la sangre de una persona anteriormente picada en la siguiente persona. El VIH Mostrar respuesta completa

Uno de los mitos más comunes sobre el VIH (Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana) es que los mosquitos pueden transmitirlo. Sin embargo, esto no es cierto. Los mosquitos no pueden transmitir el VIH porque cuando pican y succionan sangre, no inyectan la sangre de una persona anteriormente picada en la siguiente persona. El VIH también no sobrevive dentro del mosquito de manera que pueda transmitirse. Este es un ejemplo de cómo los mitos pueden perpetuar la desinformación y el estigma alrededor del VIH.

May 22

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