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AIDS

HIV and Aids

I was really amazed at how much I learned regarding HIV and Aids. I really had no idea that HIV and Aids were two different things. I thought that it was just different terminology, but meant the same thing. The fact that HIV is a virus that may lead to Aids is very amazing to me. I had no idea that just because one person has the virus HIV does not necessarily mean that they will have Aids, however it is more likely that they will. Another fact that caught me by surprise is that an individual may be infected with HIV for many years and yet appear to be very healthy. It just seems that this virus would affect the body in a way that an individual would know that something was wrong and then they could get treatment.
I think that HIV and Aids has a much larger affect on young people. I feel that young people especially are in denial about the possibility of them getting HIV and Aids. Also young people are more likely to have multiple sexual partn...

Posted by: Justin Rech

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