AIDS: Myths and Facts
Acquired Deficiency Disease is a deadly disease that has claimed many
lives, both young and old, across our nation and throughout the world. Due to
the lack of education concerning this disease, many myths as to how AIDS is
contracted is spread. Contrary to what people believe, there are many
precautions that can be taken to to avoid becoming infected. Furthermore,
people who are already infected by the HIV virus need not suffer alone. The
purpose of this paper is to point out some of the myths concerning AIDS, to
provide information regarding some of the precautions that can be taken to
prevent contracting AIDS, and to present some places that AID victims can go for
help.
First, I will try to present some of the myths and some of the actual
facts surrounding AIDS. Some tend to believe that it is spread by kissing,
touching toilet seats, and even that it is spread by mosquitoes. AIDS has also
been labeled the disease of homosexual men. These are......
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