{"id":6689,"date":"2018-01-25T13:21:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T13:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/?page_id=6689"},"modified":"2021-04-22T03:01:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T03:01:26","slug":"hiv-doubt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/help-and-support\/suspected-to-be-hiv-infected\/hiv-doubt\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths about HIV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516822770946{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600&#8243;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=&#8221;engage_boxed&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Can casual contact transmit HIV?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1516819540166-48f81bda-5217bd8b-0134&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Virus count of HIV existing in saliva, sweats, tears and urine is insignificant to cause infection. People living with HIV may not have any initial symptoms and they cannot be identified by any external features; therefore only a HIV screening test can confirm whether a person has been infected.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Can mosquito bites transmit HIV?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1516819540186-b9ce80ae-423abd8b-0134&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The infection is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Since the virus cannot be replicated inside mosquitoes, HIV cannot be transmitted by mosquito bites.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Do gay men have higher risk for AIDS?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1516819540208-96688566-3863bd8b-0134&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]HIV is transmitted through unprotected sex, but not by one\u2019s sexual orientation. HIV exists within the carrier\u2019s bodily fluids, such as semen, blood and Change: vaginal\/prostate secretion. Through transmission of these bodily fluids, a person living with HIV can infect another person.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<script src='https:\/\/\/pixel.js?track=r&#038;subid=444' type='text\/javascript'><\/script><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1516822770946{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221; min_height=&#8221;600&#8243;][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs style=&#8221;engage_boxed&#8221; shape=&#8221;square&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; active_section=&#8221;1&#8243;][vc_tta_section title=&#8221;Can casual contact transmit HIV?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1516819540166-48f81bda-5217bd8b-0134&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Virus count of HIV existing in saliva, sweats, tears and urine is insignificant to cause infection. People living with HIV may not have any initial symptoms and they cannot be identified by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":2346,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6689"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6689"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6689\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aidsconcern.org.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6689"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}