NORTHWEST OHIO : Most people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) don’t even know they’re infected.
Millions of people are living with the disease worldwide. This epidemic is killing many people, in some cases, because they aren’t getting tested or treated.
“It’s that stigma,” said AIDS Resource Center Ohio’s Prevention and Outreach Team Leader, Jared Rose. “It doesn’t really matter what I tell people they still have in their head that it’s someone else.”
Rose advocates for prevention and testing in Toledo. AIDS/HIV can be transmitted through four bodily fluids: blood, semen, vaginal fluid and breast milk (from mother to child.)
The virus can not be contracted through casual contact like hugging, kissing or sharing utensils.
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