Youths, origin, spread and curbing HIV/AIDS

Story by Virginia Nungari
Due to ignorance the spread of HIV AIDS has increased across the years .The fight against HIV has not been easy and no cure has been found yet .The highly affected age rate are the youth between the age of 14-40 .Also due to lack of enough knowledge  the spread of the deadly disease is  moving at an alarming rate.
HIV is believed to have originated from the monkeys known as Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). It got into the human body and it changed to HIV but unlike the way we as humans got the virus from monkeys the virus cannot be transmitted from humans to the monkey. When the virus gets into the body it destroys important fighting agents in the body known as CD4. Due to reduction of the CD4, the body produces Anti-bodies within 3 months and this anti bodies fight against the virus. Scientist with the help of doctors have come up with drugs called the anti-HIV drugs. This drugs help to boost the immune system of the body but not to cure the disease. The scientists have been good enough to introduce a new drug called Oral prep. Oral prep is taken before engaging in sex between couples where one is HIV positive and the other partner is free from the disease and the person who is not affected with the disease cannot be affected with the virus after engaging in sex. 
The government, NGO’S and Health centers have joined hands and tried to educate the public on ways to protect themselves from the virus. Like providing the youth with free condoms especially in education centers, providing the public with free  Sex education so as to acquire enough knowledge on HIV, by creating the anti –HIV Drugs available and the test of the HIV virus is free at all Health centers .
Some people have crazy ideas about the disease like, one can get the virus through sharing tools, through using birth control like (Cervical caps, norplant, the pills and diaphragms), and breathing the same air as the infected person and all these are just myths.
We should all ensure that we take the necessary steps to prevent the spread of HIV Aids.  

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