HIV/Aids

Your HIV/Aids Guide

 HIV/Aids is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV is mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse, but can also be passed down from mother to child, acquired via blood transfusion with infected blood, or other methods. Once a person is infected, the virus remains in the body for life. There is no cure for HIV/Aids, but there are drugs that help control the virus, enabling people with symptoms of HIV to live full and healthy lives. There are also various methods to help prevent the spread of the disease.

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Dr Sindisiwe van Zyl qualified at the University of Pretoria in 2005. She is a patients' rights activist and loves using social media to teach about HIV. She is in private practice in Johannesburg.

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