HIV cases on the rise.

[paranomic]

1 December 2015

A total of 380 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections were reported among Singapore residents from January to October this year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a media release on Tuesday (Dec 1).

Out of the 144 cases reported within the first six months of the year, sexual intercourse remains the main mode of HIV transmission - almost all cases were acquired through sexual intercourse. Out of the 144 cases, MOH found that about 39 per cent of them already had late-stage HIV infection when they were diagnosed.

With early diagnosis, an HIV-positive person can access care and treatment earlier, and receive counselling on how to protect their partners from infection, said MOH.

 

[95huili]

1 December 2015

A total of 380 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections were reported among Singapore residents from January to October this year, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a media release on Tuesday (Dec 1).

Out of the 144 cases reported within the first six months of the year, sexual intercourse remains the main mode of HIV transmission - almost all cases were acquired through sexual intercourse. Out of the 144 cases, MOH found that about 39 per cent of them already had late-stage HIV infection when they were diagnosed.

With early diagnosis, an HIV-positive person can access care and treatment earlier, and receive counselling on how to protect their partners from infection, said MOH.

The HIV number will keep increasing if ICA issue more student pass for studying English in Singapore and Long term tourist pass to PRC. When I saw the huge numbers of Young PRC butterflying at KTV@Peace Center, and those men eagerness to pay for their services, I would have expect all kind of sexual diseases to increase in Singapore. These "fake" students might be tested for HIV negative at the point of medical test but such disease have a window period which leave them undetected. There are other sexual diseases like herpes etc are not mandatory test for the entry. Some of these diseases pass it on to pregnant mummy and it attacks the foetus brain.
It is easy to voice out the problems without giving a solution. But I really hope Singapore government can find a good way to manage this.

 

[GoodFollow]

There are so many things that can turn your life in hell, and people still don't try to protect their selves from STD. I don't know how does an STD is manifesting in a human body, that's because I am going every month to STD testing centers, to ensure myself that I am healthy and I don't get anything like HIV or herpes or other diseases. And I will not miss that window period, so I am trying to protect myself or if something worse will happen to be sure that I will get the correct treatment