HIV/AIDS - Prevent It!
AIDS. The very sound of the word scares some, and makes other
cringe. How did we let it get so far? There is no cure for very
few diseases, and aids is one of them. Yet we still have
unprotected sex, and we still share dirty needles. Come on!
Granted, HIV/AIDS will never be a thing of the past, but we can
do better in making the condition less common.
HIV/AIDS
kills. In 2004, it was responsible for 3.5 million deaths
globally. Thats not even the worst of it. 6.4 million people
newly contracted the virus in the same year! Instead of
diminishing the deadly condition, we are multiplying it. This
needs to stop. It's as if 3.5 million wasn't enough dead in
2004, so we decided to boost the numbers for 2005. What are we
thinking?!
Mothers can share AIDS with their infants during pregnancy,
childbirth, or breastfeeding, and there is no way to stop it
short of not becoming pregnant. But here is the list of
preventable HIV/AIDS transmissions: - Penetrative oral, vaginal,
or anal sex (Unprotected) - Blood transfusion - In health care
settings - Drug injection
So if these ways are all preventable, why is HIV/AIDS still such
a major problem?
The human race needs to wise up, stop sharing needles, screen
blood transfusions, and USE CONDOMS. Let's beat AIDS before it
beats us.