... Supporting each other makes us stronger and more determined!This article was written by myHIVteam member Xavier as part of the Member Spotlight Series. Xavier likes to lay in bed and listen to relaxing sounds like thunderstorms, a river flowing, or birds chirping in the forest.Do you want to be a part of the myHIVteam Member Spotlight Series? ...
Member Spotlight: HIV Is a New Way of Life
... Supporting each other makes us stronger and more determined!This article was written by myHIVteam member Xavier as part of the Member Spotlight Series. Xavier likes to lay in bed and listen to relaxing sounds like thunderstorms, a river flowing, or birds chirping in the forest.Do you want to be a part of the myHIVteam Member Spotlight Series? ...
... The proboscis may seem like one long needle, but it’s actually made up of six different parts. One is a tube that drips saliva into the bite. Mosquito saliva contains special chemicals that help keep your blood flowing while the mosquito feeds. A different tube is used to pierce a blood vessel and suck your blood. ...
Mosquitoes Can’t Spread HIV: Why They Transmit Certain Diseases
... The proboscis may seem like one long needle, but it’s actually made up of six different parts. One is a tube that drips saliva into the bite. Mosquito saliva contains special chemicals that help keep your blood flowing while the mosquito feeds. A different tube is used to pierce a blood vessel and suck your blood. ...
... Excess soft tissue in the fingertip makes the nails look swollen. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ/DermNet) Sometimes, clubbing is found in people living with HIV. In one small study, 36 percent of people being treated for HIV at one clinic had clubbed nails. ...
4 Ways HIV May Affect Your Nails
... Excess soft tissue in the fingertip makes the nails look swollen. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ/DermNet) Sometimes, clubbing is found in people living with HIV. In one small study, 36 percent of people being treated for HIV at one clinic had clubbed nails. ...
... Toxoplasmosis is harmless and actually very common in healthy people. ...
... a rough moment,” and then something like “This is what it feels like to struggle with this” or “This is what it feels like to have this kind of pain,” and maybe in your mind’s eye, inviting all the other people who know this feeling too, who struggle with the same condition, who felt this kind of struggle, this kind of pain, or who are feeling it actually ...
Self-Kindness When Struggling: 6-Minute Guided Meditation
... a rough moment,” and then something like “This is what it feels like to struggle with this” or “This is what it feels like to have this kind of pain,” and maybe in your mind’s eye, inviting all the other people who know this feeling too, who struggle with the same condition, who felt this kind of struggle, this kind of pain, or who are feeling it actually ...
... “I realized having HIV doesn’t limit me; it actually challenges me to make sure that every moment of my life I live to my full potential,” he told The Guardian. “I really, really was convinced I was going to die. I don’t feel like I’ve had this rebirth, but I do feel like I’ve had a rewiring. I’m OK with who I am. ...
7 Incredible Athletes With HIV
... “I realized having HIV doesn’t limit me; it actually challenges me to make sure that every moment of my life I live to my full potential,” he told The Guardian. “I really, really was convinced I was going to die. I don’t feel like I’ve had this rebirth, but I do feel like I’ve had a rewiring. I’m OK with who I am. ...
... Now I am in the process of blending the two together because I was actually both.”No matter where you are in your HIV journey, you deserve to feel like yourself whether you’re in public or private. ...
... Infections that develop as a complication of HIV may be treated with antibiotics, antifungals, and other classes of antiviral medications.The long-acting injectable cabotegravir is a version of PrEP that makes it easier to manage HIV. Instead of taking it daily, you inject it once every two months. ...
What Is Human Immunodeficiency Virus? What It Does and More
... Infections that develop as a complication of HIV may be treated with antibiotics, antifungals, and other classes of antiviral medications.The long-acting injectable cabotegravir is a version of PrEP that makes it easier to manage HIV. Instead of taking it daily, you inject it once every two months. ...
... HIV is a lifelong condition that requires long-term medical care, so it is essential to build a medical team who respects you and makes you feel seen.5. Recognize Stigma “Stigma” is a term for the negative attitudes and false beliefs of people who are prejudiced against another group of people. ...
HIV Awareness Days: 6 Ways To Advocate for Yourself While Living With HIV
... HIV is a lifelong condition that requires long-term medical care, so it is essential to build a medical team who respects you and makes you feel seen.5. Recognize Stigma “Stigma” is a term for the negative attitudes and false beliefs of people who are prejudiced against another group of people. ...
... “Especially when it causes pain so bad, it makes it feel like I got kicked in the balls!” “The nerve pain is brutal. Especially when it causes pain so bad, it makes it feel like I got kicked in the balls!” ...
8 Surprising Symptoms According to People With HIV
... “Especially when it causes pain so bad, it makes it feel like I got kicked in the balls!” “The nerve pain is brutal. Especially when it causes pain so bad, it makes it feel like I got kicked in the balls!” ...
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