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"Why was AIDS so deadly during the 1980s"
There was a *3,100%* jump in Google searches for that question following the first episode of #ItsASin.
So here's a THREAD to answer some of the key questions the series has stirred up. Because HIV has changed
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/dont-let-the-aids-of-its-a-sin-be-your-view-of-hiv-today/
There was a *3,100%* jump in Google searches for that question following the first episode of #ItsASin.
So here's a THREAD to answer some of the key questions the series has stirred up. Because HIV has changed
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/dont-let-the-aids-of-its-a-sin-be-your-view-of-hiv-today/
Google search: âwhy was AIDS so deadly during the 1980sâ
Answer: because, tragically, we didnât have effective ways of treating HIV back then. Now, we do.
This is a great explainer of how modern HIV treatment works #CantPassItOn
Answer: because, tragically, we didnât have effective ways of treating HIV back then. Now, we do.
This is a great explainer of how modern HIV treatment works
#CantPassItOn
Google search: âcan women get AIDSâ â 2150% increase following #ItsASin.
Answer: Yes, women made up 28% of new diagnoses in 2019 and are a 1/3 of all those living with HIV in the UK.
We published our #InvisibleNoLonger report with @SophiaForum in 2018: http://www.tht.org.uk/invisiblenolonger
Answer: Yes, women made up 28% of new diagnoses in 2019 and are a 1/3 of all those living with HIV in the UK.
We published our #InvisibleNoLonger report with @SophiaForum in 2018: http://www.tht.org.uk/invisiblenolonger
Google search: âcan you get AIDS from kissingâ â 40% increase following #ItsASin.
NO!! You canât get HIV from kissing. No one has ever contracted HIV from kissing.
Hereâs more from our medical director @drmbrady for @PinkNews
NO!! You canât get HIV from kissing. No one has ever contracted HIV from kissing.
Hereâs more from our medical director @drmbrady for @PinkNews
Google search: âHIV vs AIDSâ â 700% increase since #ItsASin.
Answer: HIV is the virus. AIDS is a collection of illnesses resulting from a weakened immune system caused by untreated HIV. They are not the same.
In the UK today itâs people living with HIV, not âAIDS patientâ.
Answer: HIV is the virus. AIDS is a collection of illnesses resulting from a weakened immune system caused by untreated HIV. They are not the same.
In the UK today itâs people living with HIV, not âAIDS patientâ.
Google search: âcan women get HIVâ â 100% increase after #ItsASin.
Answer: yes, more than half of people living with HIV globally are women.
But, worryingly, 1/4 of women eligible for an HIV test in 2019 declined it (SHS).
#HIVTestWeek is for everyone.
Answer: yes, more than half of people living with HIV globally are women.
But, worryingly, 1/4 of women eligible for an HIV test in 2019 declined it (SHS).
#HIVTestWeek is for everyone.
