Charlie Sheen And His Doctor Painted A
Misleading Picture On TV About HIV And AIDS Which Can Create
More Infections
November 18. 2015
Charlie Sheen
Not only did HIV positive actor Charlie Sheen and his doctor
paint an inaccurate picture of HIV and AIDS regarding its
transmission, they are making HIV and AIDS out to be no big deal when the
emotional, mental and physical impact is significant for disease
sufferers.
Sheen is having protected and unprotected sex, under
the supervision of his doctor, who states Sheen's viral load is
so low, it would be a rare occurrence if he transmission HIV to
another person. It was not wise to make such statements, as HIV
positive people can misinterpret it to mean they can freely have
unprotected sex and not infect another person, which is wholly
inaccurate and dangerous.
Another aspect of the infection people need to be aware of is
the drugs
commonly used to combat HIV and AIDS have very debilitating,
life changing side effects. The antiretroviral medications are
very helpful in the fight against HIV and AIDS, but they are not
a walk in the park.
Disease sufferers talking these
medicines experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle and
joint pain, stomach pain, liver and kidney changes. Some develop
lactic acidosis which if not caught and treated leads to death. There is
also a weakness that persists, sapping the disease sufferer of
their energy. There are times HIV and AIDS sufferers are too
weak to get out of bed.
It is important to eat a healthy diet, engage in moderate
exercise, sleep well, avoid illegal narcotics, do not get drunk
(keep alcohol consumption to a bare minimum, avoiding it would
be better, as it interacts with
the medication and doesn't bolster the immune
system) and keep stress levels as low as possible.
There's also a risk to
those who have unprotected sex with other infected people, as they may
encounter a somewhat different strain of the virus than the one
they have and worsen
their own health and life expectancy.
As stated in past columns, super strains of HIV and AIDS have
emerged. San Francisco, the gay capital of America, is where the
most recent and potent super strains have appeared. Some of said
super strains resist antiretroviral medications that have
successfully helped many disease sufferers.
Some of these strains
give the appearance that people are contracting a variation of full blown AIDS,
which is a more serious medical emergency. Some of the strains
are morphing and
strengthening. Therefore, be responsible with your behavior.
Don't adopt the attitude and lifestyle choice of being
promiscuous (gay or straight) with the mindset you'll pop a few
pills a day if you get HIV or AIDS and everything will be hunky dory.
It is a difficult and traumatic journey that disease sufferers would
rather not have happen to them. Nonetheless, disease sufferers
must not give up. Continue in hope.
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