MERGED: HIV in the Philippines

[hulagway]

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^^applicable ra ba na sa CC or naa pai lain?

naa cguro lain pro dli lain lain ug partner.more on kabit syle not like CC(dili tanan ha) nga dili man kabit more on FUBU man or gitawag ug one night ba..lain lain ug partner...mao ni sulti sa akong kaila..iya pud g sulti nga ang uban daw ganahan mo trabaho ug call center not just because of high salary but also because of this benefits....so ayaw lang mo kalain nga ng trabaho ug CC diri...for sure kamu pud kibaw mo nga ng exist ni..(dili tanan ha)..daghan ng gani mga relationship ug family ang na guba tungod ani..

[peewee_toot]

^^maka guba jd d i og relationships? mao pd na ang gi ingon sa akong frind nga naa sa CC...

[layco]

Hinoon sigun sa ako nahibaloan ug nabantayan.. ubay2x gyud hinoon ang nangabongkag nga pamilya ani nila.. kasagaran ani nila mga minyo nga diin ilaha pamilya nabungkag tungod sa ila sabot2x..

[yacky2006]

Nindot diay trabaho sa call center kay naa cla ana nga lifestyle....

[hulagway]

^^o bro mao na isa ka benefits sa CC..hehehe..

[hulagway]

^^maka guba jd d i og relationships? mao pd na ang gi ingon sa akong frind nga naa sa CC...

o katong naa mga uyab nga taga CC uban kay buwag na ang uban pud na mga minyo guba napud ila family tungod ani...dili lang prone sa HIV prone pud sa gubot.....

[soworriedme]

hi. 3 months ago i had a medical exam for a job in mepz 1. this included taking samples of my blood. the med tech took out 3 vials from me.. is that a complete blood check-up already? will it detect if i have HIV or not?

the results of the medical exam were sent directly to our company and the doctor their reviewed my profile and she gave me a passing mark which allowed me to work in that company.. but i didnt ask the doctor if there was an HIV test conducted..

[takas bahay]

Bro TS.. Dili ra ba 100% ma detect ang HIV kun very early stage pa..pero contagious na gihapon.. Example: kung ang usa tao naa nay virus sa HIV kay natakdan sya Last week lang or Last month (ang uban YEARS pa gani) ang virus naa na sa iya lawas ug pwede kaayong motakod sa laing tawo, pero di pa na ma detect sa Lab Tests kay very early pa kaayo..Mao bitaw nang ALWAYS ALWAYS practice safe S***X or avoid activities that may cause direct blood contact with infected materials..TS..TSK..TSK..

Kun Mo donate ka ug blood libre ang HIV Test pero AYAW intawn ug donate kun nag duda ka nga naa kay HIV or have been practicing unsafe S***X kay looy kaayo ang maka receive sa imong dugo kun panlitan dili ma 100% detect ang virus...God Bless you TS.

[thelmsbabe2000]

3 yrs ago when i get pregnant kay i ask my ob for hiv test then g refer ko sa Lh prime,,,murag 700 pesos man cguro ang hiv test,kailangan man gud nko kay ako husband perme overseas every 3 months then kuyawan ko bsin nang gamit cya lain,,,hehehe.then now kay im pregnant again pero dre ko sa singapore,,compulsory man dre nga i test ug hiv ang pregnant women,,,which is good.
to TS ayaw lang kahadlok or kauwaw kay kay mas maayo nga mahibaw sayo pa para dle na mokatag pa sa uban,,,

[bogschess]

HIV cases in Cebu City hit 163 | The Freeman >> The Freeman Sections >> Cebu News

HIV cases in Cebu City hit 163
By Rene U. Borromeo/BRP (The Freeman) Updated September 29, 2010 12:00 AMComments (0)

CEBU, Philippines – Thirteen new cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus have been discovered from July up to last week bringing to 163 the total number of HIV cases recorded in Cebu City since January this year.
Dr. Chona Loma of the Cebu City Health department said 155 of the HIV positives contracted the virus through injecting drugs into their body with the use of needles that were already used by other persons.
Unlike in 1989 to 2007 where there were 50 HIV positives that acquired the virus through ***, this year only eight of the persons living with HIV that were afflicted through their *** partners.
The statistics also showed that of the 163 HIV positives this year, 137 of them are male, including homosexuals.
It was also learned that five of the 26 female HIV positives became pregnant and it is very possible that their babies will also be HIV-positive.
While the oldest HIV positive this year is a 55-year-old man, records show that in the past years there was a 79-year-old who was also found positive of the virus, while the youngest is only 15 years.
In yesterday's seminar workshop conducted at the Grand Hotel by Achieve, a non-government organization, lecturer Joel de Mesa said the statistics show that the HIV cases in other parts of the country is also increasing.
For the month of July alone, 131 new HIV cases have been reported to the Department of Health, bringing to 940 the HIV cases nationwide for the period January to July. From 1984 up to this year, the figures of HIV cases already reached 5,364.
Of these figures, 849 cases are already full-blown Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, and 323 of the AIDS victims already died.
Dr. Ilya Tac-an, head of the City Health's sexually-transmitted diseases section, considers the HIV cases in Cebu City as already alarming.
Most of those found HIV-positive admitted to be drug dependents who usually share syringes to inject Nubain into their bodies.
Other modes of HIV transmission are sexual contact, blood transfusion and organ transplant. De Mesa explained that HIV cannot be transmitted through kissing.
Of the 131 new HIV cases reported last July, two of them have already become AIDS cases and it was reported that the concerned persons acquired the virus through heterosexual contact and homosexual contact.
De Mesa said of the 940 new cases this year, 12 were reported as AIDS cases already.
The records also show that most of those who were found HIV positive were Overseas Filipino Workers who were required to undergo HIV test before they will be allowed to travel abroad.
Achieve also campaigned that if men have to have more than one *** partner, they must use protection such as condoms when engaging with other partners. (FREEMAN)


This is the scary part "The records also show that most of those who were found HIV positive were Overseas Filipino Workers who were required to undergo HIV test before they will be allowed to travel abroad." this means that the new cases were discovered only because they have to undergo the test as a requirement for deployment abroad.
The big question is, for every case detected how many goes undetected and how many people they infect unknowingly?
In Cebu City alone 13 new cases were discovered in about 3 months (since July 2010),
is this number just the tip of the iceberg?
If you think your lifestyle is prone to HIV, you better have that HIV checkup. For the sake of your loved ones.