In Reply to: Just Happy posted by Chris on Friday, 27. November 2009 at 11:16 Bali Time:
You are right this isnt really saying the best spot to eat in bali,or teh price of transport but I feel health is very important.
The fact that on holidays people often let their gaurd down drink more maybe sleep with others not using condoms....
So I will answer the question
HIV is the virus. It attacks the very cells we need to fight of infections and cancers to have a healthy immmune system (the T-cells).
When your t-cell count reaches bellow 200 and you have 2 or more of opportunistic illness as stated by CDC you then have a AIDS diagnoses.
Which means your immune system now finds it very difficult to fight of infections.
So people die of AIDS related condidtions there is NO disease called AIDS.
This is the very short and simple version. I hope this helps.
For most that have HIV now it can be mangeged with treatment. This doesnt take away from other issues like having to tell those you want to have sex with and discimination.
I hope this post is left on for a while at least.
When ever we travel and it doesnt matter to where we need to think about what we do. No matter how many times you say i wish i had thought or done it differant it wont change the out come...
I do know what I am talking about..