* HIV can *never survive in any other liquid* medium also other than blood or semen (& please for God sake ... never in Pani Puri wala pani)
* Even if one drinks an HIV infected blood (or semen) of someone (ingest through Gastro Intestinal track), the virus can not survive in the acidic pH of stomach*. Highest extent of acidity is 0 (practically not possible) so imagine 1 as pH which is in our stomach. (This pH can burn your own finger in less than a second if you dip in that acid).
* Exposure of less than 1 second in AIR KILLS the HIV virus* (hence story of needle pricks in Cinema theatres is a crap). Even if blood from a wound (of infected person) dries up (*blood clot*), *the virus dies*and can not infect anyone else*
HIV transmission is *ONLY* an *INFECTION* i.e.entrance of virus in one's body. It *DOES NOT MEAN AIDS*.
* An HIV-infected person (after entrance of virus) can progress to a condition of AIDS only after *8 to 10 YEARS *(not in 15 days as in the Pani Puri story)
* It is *not HIV (virus) that kills a human* .....the virus attacks immune cells (cells that fight against foreign pathogens/antigens) and hence a person's ability to fight against infections & diseases slowly diminishes and person ultimately dies of a disease which could be as simple as TB
* Most importantly, HIV is no longer a dreadful disease ... it is "*CHRONIC MANAGEABLE DISEASE*" just like Diabetes or Hypertension.* If there is anything you need to be careful from to prevent HIV is Unsafe sex*, *Blood transfusion* (check before taking) /Blood donation (use sterilized needles only) and any *blood contact during an accident *or so where amount of bleeding is very high.
PLZ spread this message to avoid rumors and to educate people.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
HIV AIDS miths
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Sayings of Shrew
[1] If you're too open minded, your brains will fall out.
[2] Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
[3] Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any morethan going to a garage makes you a mechanic.
[4] Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
[5] If you must choose between two evils, pick the oneyou've never tried before.
[6] My idea of housework is to sweep the room with a glance.
[7] Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that lifeis serious.
[8] It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.
[9]. For every action, there is an equal and oppositegovernment program.
[10] If you look like your passport picture, you probablyneed the trip.
[11] Bills travel through the mail at twice the speed ofchecks.
[12] A conscience is what hurts when all your other partsfeel so good.
[13] Eat well, stay fit, die anyway.
[14] Men are from earth. Women are from earth. Deal withit.
[15] No husband has ever been shot while doing the dishes.
[16] A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
[17] Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrownessof the waist change places.
[18] Opportunities always look bigger going than coming.
[19] Junk is something you've kept for years and throw awaythree weeks before you need it.
[20] There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.
[21] Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you torecognize a mistake when you make it again.
[22] By the time you can make ends meet, they move the ends.
[23] Thou shalt not weigh more than thy refrigerator.
[24] Someone who thinks logically provides a nice contrastto the real world.
[25] Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves for theyshall never cease to be amused.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Some Wacky Quotes
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.- Albert Einstein
The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does notstop until you get into the office.- Robert Frost
The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate- Franklin P. Jones
We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?- Jean Cocturan
It matters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.- Darrin Weinberg
Life is pleasant.Death is peaceful.It's the transition that's troublesome.Help a man when he is in trouble he will remember you when he isin trouble again.Complex problems have simple, easy to understand wrong answers.It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving.Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn't know where to shop.
Alcohol doesn't solve any problems but then again,neither does milk.Most people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them.Forgive your enemies but remember their names.The number of people watching is directly proportional to the stupidity of your action.Dont worry that the world ends today, its already tomorrow in Australia!So, Keep Smiling!!!
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
This is positive attitude
As Gandhi stepped aboard a train one day, one of his shoes slipped offand landed on the track. He was unable to retrieve it as the train was moving. To the amazement of his companions, Gandhi calmly took off hisother shoe and threw it back along the track to land close to the first.Asked by a fellow passenger why he did so,
Gandhi smiled. "The poor manwho finds the shoes lying on the track," he replied, "will now have apair he can use."
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