It is very important for people to understand how
HIV/AIDS is not spread in ordinary daily life as to understand how it is spread
through sex and blood contact. Otherwise as people begin to see AIDS as a
serious problem and threat to life, they may panic and reject people living
with the HIV infection. They may obstruct them and their families and call for
all sorts of repressive measures against them. These reactions include;
HIV/AIDS is not spread in ordinary daily life as to understand how it is spread
through sex and blood contact. Otherwise as people begin to see AIDS as a
serious problem and threat to life, they may panic and reject people living
with the HIV infection. They may obstruct them and their families and call for
all sorts of repressive measures against them. These reactions include;
·
Living in the same house with an infected person
Living in the same house with an infected person
·
Playing together, eating and drinking together
Playing together, eating and drinking together
·
Hand shaking and touching each other
Hand shaking and touching each other
·
Breathing the same air
Breathing the same air
·
Sharing of water, food and cups
Sharing of water, food and cups
·
Being bitten by insects like mosquitoes, lice
and others.
Being bitten by insects like mosquitoes, lice
and others.
The importance of
recognizing that normal social contact and daily living experience do not
spread the AIDS virus as it is assumed by the layman. Therefore the behavioural
attitude and reaction of people towards family members, friends and co-workers
who have the virus should be re-addressed. There are grounds for dismissing
people for employment, removing children from schools, avoiding friends or
relatives and other social activities because of HIV/AIDS.
recognizing that normal social contact and daily living experience do not
spread the AIDS virus as it is assumed by the layman. Therefore the behavioural
attitude and reaction of people towards family members, friends and co-workers
who have the virus should be re-addressed. There are grounds for dismissing
people for employment, removing children from schools, avoiding friends or
relatives and other social activities because of HIV/AIDS.
NOTE: We should have it mind that
stigmatization is the fastest killer of all diseases.
stigmatization is the fastest killer of all diseases.
