African Aids
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FYI - I believe South Africa was the second country in the world to make PrEP/Truvada widely available for the public.
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A lot of people don't take their meds in SA because they don't want to go to the doctor and be seen as "sick".
True…. Although the same can be said about North America as well, just not in as large of a scale. There are a lot of people, even in North America who do not take the meds either because they're not willing to see themselves as "sick" or because they have eroticized the transmission of HIV and do not want to be medicated for it so that they can increase their chances of passing on the virus. The latter of the two categories of course opens a whole other can of worms in terms of legal troubles, since it only takes one person to step up and lay an allegation of failure to disclose your status to land you in jail, regardless of whether or not the allegation is true. I know this for fact as I am living proof of this. These types of things however are more common with people who are not medicated, which in turn only farther perpetuates the stigma surrounding HIV. Things like the "HIV Vampire" that has circulated through the North American media streams however account for only a small minority of people infected with HIV.
What I find fascinating though is the big difference in price with the meds between North America and the rest of the world. Sadly, even in North America, there is also that group of individuals who can be classified as "denialists" who refuse to admit not only that there is a problem with HIV, but also that refuse to acknowledge the difference between the two main strains (Type 1 & Type 2).
The cost of a 30 month supply in Canada is around $1,000-1,400. I heard you can get generic drugs for PrEP in the USA for very cheap (around $300) - not sure if it's true or urban legend.
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Actually, what you say is partially true… Thankfully, I have coverage that covers mine, but the cost of Truvada alone for PrEP purposes is well over $1000 for 30 days here. The average cost of all combined treatment meds is well over $3000 for a 30-day supply.
As for the meds being cheaper in the USA, HA!!! It's quite the contrary actually. They're often more expensive in the USA
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only in africa??
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who said that?
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i thik it started from america
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Actually, there are two distinctly different types of HIV strains. There is Type 1, which is more common within North America. This is the strain often thought to have originated in California. Type 2 on the other hand is often said to be the "African AIDS" virus. They are distinctly different in their overall makeup as to have their own unique characteristics and traits, while essentially consisting of the same base virus. Of each type there are several different variations as the virus mutates over time…. So in reality, there is no single root origin of the HIV virus. Each type is thought to have originated in a different geographical region when it first appeared. Do not be fooled though, as HIV had many names long before it was known as HIV. GRID (Gay Related Infectious Disease) was one such name.
The general working theory as to the two different types is similar to how the differences between the white man and the black man's skin pigmentation and facial features originated. It is thought to be an evolutionary adaptation to the localized climate to its geographical origin. So... Before we can discuss the "origin" of the virus itself, we must first be specific as to what type (or "race") of the virus that we're referring to. While such instances are not very common, it is in theory possible to be infected with both Type 1 and Type 2 HIV. I know of at least one person off the top of my head who is coinfected in this manner. They can make for the most unique cases. Such cases however are not very common, but they can occur.
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Actually, there are two distinctly different types of HIV strains. There is Type 1, which is more common within North America. This is the strain often thought to have originated in California. Type 2 on the other hand is often said to be the "African AIDS" virus. They are distinctly different in their overall makeup as to have their own unique characteristics and traits, while essentially consisting of the same base virus. Of each type there are several different variations as the virus mutates over time…. So in reality, there is no single root origin of the HIV virus. Each type is thought to have originated in a different geographical region when it first appeared. Do not be fooled though, as HIV had many names long before it was known as HIV. GRID (Gay Related Infectious Disease) was one such name.
The general working theory as to the two different types is similar to how the differences between the white man and the black man's skin pigmentation and facial features originated. It is thought to be an evolutionary adaptation to the localized climate to its geographical origin. So... Before we can discuss the "origin" of the virus itself, we must first be specific as to what type (or "race") of the virus that we're referring to. While such instances are not very common, it is in theory possible to be infected with both Type 1 and Type 2 HIV. I know of at least one person off the top of my head who is coinfected in this manner. They can make for the most unique cases. Such cases however are not very common, but they can occur.
Thirty six years ago AIDS was indeed, called "The Gay Plague," gay cancer, or GRID (gay-related immune disorder).
Sadly, because AIDS was first detected in homosexual males, it was largely dismissed because gay men circa 1980 were viewed as dispensable. The medical community considered this a homosexual disease, neither fashionable nor prestigious, and consequently unworthy of serious attention.
USA's government at that time, topped by a staggeringly inept former B-movie actor named Ronald Reagan, was uninterested in anything beyond increased defense spending and domestic budget slashing. Reagan, in fact, did not utter a single public acknowledgment of AIDS until 1987.
Not surprisingly, the news media ignored AIDS in the beginning, preferring instead to report less complex stories about such things as neglected toddlers who tumble down wells.
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how come the governments are busy sowing conflict among its people rather than managing the aids problem
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how come the governments are busy sowing conflict among its people rather than managing the aids problem
Well… Simply put, political decisions are never about what is best for the people anymore. Instead, every political decision that is made these days is all about someone making money off of it. The medications that keep me alive run anywhere from $1200 - $3000 for a 30-day supply, depending on what pharmacy that you go to. When you consider how many thousands of people who are HIV+ and on medications, each one of which will be paying at LEAST $1000 every 30 days in some way, you start talking big-time money to be made. If they were to release a cure for HIV, they would not be able to keep milking this cash cow for all they can, in order to side-line their own pockets.
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