Helikon Haven HIV Awareness Week:
Day 5:Abstinence and Fighting Ignorance
Day 6: Hope and Strength
The above was the contest winner! Congrats Roann!
Day 6: Hope and Strength
The above was the contest winner! Congrats Roann!
After someone in Yahoo Answers posted an asinine and disgusting attempt at "AIDS (mis-) Education" I thought about my ancient history as an AIDS educator in the early 1990's and that I haven't thought much about the issue of late.
I'd like to remedy that with an "HIV information Sonnet Contest". Below is the information I would like contestants to use in their sonnets. That can use all or some and include other useful information that they would like to add.
I'd like to remedy that with an "HIV information Sonnet Contest". Below is the information I would like contestants to use in their sonnets. That can use all or some and include other useful information that they would like to add.
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HIV has not been cured but for many it can be
managed for a long time.
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Infections continue to increase and it is
estimated that as many as 207,00 people in the US are infected with the virus
and do not know it.
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50,000 people a year in this country show up at
their doctors with previously undiagnosed
cases of HIV.
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Although women are 13 times more likely to
contract HIV from their sexual partners,
men are in a much higher risk group because of IV drug use and unprotected male
to male sex.
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Having or getting an undiagnosed sexually
transmitted disease (STD) can double your risk for infection from unprotected
sex, possibly because the virus may "piggyback" on the disease
transmission.
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There IS NO Cure for HIV. Treatments for some
individuals are not effective or less effective at preventing the devastating
effects of this immune system destroying disease.
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HIV is preventable by using condoms, not sharing
IV drugs and avoiding contact with infected blood or other infected bodily
fluids. You cannot get it from sweat, spit, a handshake or being around persons with HIV.
I will post the contest in Yahoo Answers and (if they agree to be posted) the winner's sonnet will appear in Helikon Haven next week.
Here is the Contest Post in YAP:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmdF2oto5nb_YzT9DpadoSKn5HNG;_ylv=3?qid=20130710195333AAC22tS
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