11/07/2025
🚨 ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS IN MY INBOX 📥
1. CAN HIV BE CURED?
There is no permanent cure for HIV. True testing and acceptance is yet to be seen, however, there are suggestions of existing cures.
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) can:
√ Control the virus
√ Stop symptoms
√ Strengthen your immune system
√ Let you live a full, long, healthy life
2. WHAT IS “UNDETECTABLE VIRAL LOAD"
If you take your meds consistently, the amount of virus in your blood becomes so low that tests can’t find it.
This is called being undetectable.
And here’s the life-changing truth:
Undetectable = Untransmittable
You cannot pass HIV to your s*xual partner when your virus is undetectable.
3. HOW CAN YOU PREVENT HIV?
√ Use condoms during s*x
√ Get tested regularly
√ Don’t share needles, blades, or syringes
√ Ask about PrEP, a daily pill that protects HIV-negative people from getting HIV
√ Use PEP within 72 hours of possible exposure to prevent infection
These tools are safe, reliable, and widely available in Clinical settings
4. WHAT IS PEP AND PrEP?
√ PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis): A daily pill that protects people before they are exposed to HIV.
√ PEP (Post-Exposure Prophylaxis): A 28-day pill course taken after potential exposure (e.g. condom broke or needle prick). Must start within 72 hours.
5. WHAT IF YOU TEST POSITIVE
You’ll be offered:
√ More tests (e.g. CD4 count, viral load)
√ Antiretroviral meds
√ Ongoing support
√ Advice on nutrition and mental health
√ Info on how to protect partners
With early diagnosis and regular treatment, HIV becomes a manageable condition, not a death sentence.
5. CAN A WOMAN WITH HIV HAVE A HEALTHY BABY?
Yes!
If she takes her meds consistently and follows medical advice, the chance of her baby getting HIV is less than 1%.
She may be advised not to breastfeed, depending on local guidelines, but many HIV-positive mothers have HIV-negative children.
© Health tips with Warren C.O