AIDS/HIV
Getting Tested for HIV – Part 3
It had been thirty days since i had my first appointment where my blood was taken for an AIDS test. Inside of those thirty days i had some reason for concern about my possible results given some past experiences. For the most part I hoped all would be well.
Read more...
Getting tested for HIV – Part 2
I took a seat and waited for a while, eventually to be seen to by a nurse, perhaps five minutes past the precise time of my set appointment. I was led into a winding passage of several halls littered with office doors in a comfortable yet formal, modern chic.
Read more...
Getting tested for HIV – Part I
I’m home now, sipping some hot chocolate and dipping into it the occasional chocolate chip cookie and the wheels are finally turning. Which wheels? Well, the gears and pinions of bureaucracy. Long story short, I’ve finally set myself up for getting an HIV / AIDS test at my local CLSC. You see, in my defense, lately the winter in my part of Montreal has been rather cold. Not just cold, go get a sweater cold
Read more...
World AIDS Day
World Aids Day came into existence in London, in January of 1988. It was conceived and adopted by 140 countries meeting at the World Summit of Ministers of Health on AIDS and was envisioned as an opportunity for governments, national AIDS programs, non-governmental and local organizations, as well as individuals everywhere, to demonstrate a keen [...]
Read more...
HIV/AIDS Questionnaires
HIV/AIDS is much more than a simple disease, it's a very complex reality where usually taboo issues – like sexuality and drug use – get intermingled. The lack of information on these issues often leads to fear and rejection of infected individuals and may even put one in danger. It is thus very important to [...]
Read more...
World AIDS Day
World Aids Day came into existence in London, in January of 1988. Since then, the World AIDS Campaign has brought the world’s attention to specific issues in HIV/AIDS prevention and care within a specified time frame and provides the direction for activities around World AIDS Day on the 1st of December every year. For this year’s World Aids Day theme, Stigma and Discrimination, the focus is on the variables inherent in its title.
Read more...
The History of AIDS
The official scientific history regarding AIDS began in the summer of 1981. Scientific journals noted cases of a rare type of pneumonia (PCP) and Kaposi's Sarcoma (KS) amongst several groups of gay men living in large cities. These diseases are normally non-existent since a healthy immune system is able to protect people from them, yet [...]
Read more...
The History of AIDS
The official scientific history regarding AIDS began in the summer of 1981. Scientific journals noted cases of a rare type of pneumonia (PCP) and Kaposi’s Sarcoma (KS) amongst several groups of gay men living in large cities. Since a healthy immune system is able to protect people from PCP and KS, it was suggested that something about this specific group contributed to a reduction in their immune system. This syndrome was subsequently named GRID (gay-related immune disorder).
Read more...
The Red Ribbon
World Aids day is December 1st, and upon this day many people will be taking steps to help increase the awareness of aids as an important global pandemic. One simple way to show your support of this day is to wear a red ribbon. To have a better understanding of its origins one must look back to the year 1991.
Read more...
Youth, HIV, and AIDS
Everyone has heard about AIDS and HIV, and as a result it's gotten to the point where it's practically banal, and many youth are, for the most part, no longer afraid of it. Of course, the majority of young people know that it can be caught through kissing (the exchange of bodily fluids) or by [...]
Read more...
Équipe AlterHéros
Julie-Maude Beauchesne
François Paquette
Dee Gamme
Samuel A.
Marion Téjédor