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Thank you for sharing your story which I can understand is sometimes hard to share due to ridicule. I think most people are scared of the unknown and therefore want to find the negative in a situation. I applaud you for being open about your life and positive attitude.

The most important thing to understand about HIV or AIDS is that it does not discriminate against anyone. HIV is known to attack your immune system and I can only imagine what you went through while being pregnant also. The Center of Disease Control indicated that there were approximately 56,000 people living with HIV in the United States in 2006. I also wanted to add additional information from the CDC:

Where did HIV/AIDS come from?
Scientists identified a type of chimpanzee in West Africa as the source of HIV infection in humans. They believe that the chimpanzee version of the immunodeficiency virus (called simian immunodeficiency virus or SIV) most likely was transmitted to humans and mutated into HIV when humans hunted these chimpanzees for meat and came into contact with their infected blood. Over decades, the virus slowly spread across Africa and later into other parts of the world.

For more information from the CDC please click here http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/.

I just wanted to add this information for individuals who think that HIV/AIDS comes from irresponsible people…

Keep thinking positive and keep us updated on your progress. I look forward to reading more stories from you.

Best in Health!
Missie

March 25, 2011 - 10:53am

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