Davao girl, 12, becomes youngest to contract HIV thru sex

[Maria B]

DAVAO CITY -- A 12–year-old girl from this city has become the youngest person to become infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through sexual intercourse, a city health official said.
Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, City Health Office (CHO) chief, said the girl is the youngest since the city started monitoring HIV cases in 1993.
"Naay mga bata na karon na naga-engage na sa sex at a very young age (There are children now who engage in sex at a very young age)," Villafuerte said.
She said 22 new cases of persons living with HIV, 21 of them are males, have been recorded between January and March this year. The new cases have brought the number of persons living with HIV in the city to 140.
Villafuerte said 39 new cases have been recorded in the city in the whole of 2010.
Although the figure shows that HIV is prevalent among men, Villafuerte said it is not yet conclusive that the highest incidence in the city is indeed men having sex with men.
HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids). Aids is the late stage of the chronic disease, which is caused by HIV infection.
"Even if they are positive with HIV, there is still hope. There are free medicines we can provide for them," Villafuerte said.
Villafuerte said HIV must not be associated with death since there are advancements, which can now prolong the lives of persons living with HIV.
Less than 20 people have died of HIV infection in the Davao City since 1993, she said. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex)
Published in the Sun.Star Davao newspaper on July 18, 2011.

[Tawi2]

Fear not,theres a new cure for aids in Pinas,I know guys who are collecting at this very moment,out hunting for them most nights,yet surprisingly havent managed to actually sell one
http://174.143.173.70/lifestyle/07/1...ckos-cure-aids

[Maria B]

it's good to know that there's a cure of this nowadays. Wish 'Pinas will promote more about safe sex education & a group of support will encourage teens on what to do. Mostly Pinoys/ Pinays are too shy to air out their personal problems when it comes to sex problem. Unlike in the UK there are a lot of support group in where we can rely on discreetly.

[Tawi2]

it's good to know that there's a cure of this nowadays.

There isnt really a cure,its just a myth thats currently sweeping pinas

'Pinas will promote more about safe sex education

Thats catholicism for you its ok if your a member of the priesthood,they will close ranks and protect your "Minor" indescretions,if your rank and file pinoy plebians sex is for after marriage with the lights most certainly out(brownout maybe?).

[Maria B]

There isnt really a cure,its just a myth thats currently sweeping pinas

awwsssss

Thats catholicism for you its ok if your a member of the priesthood,they will close ranks and protect your "Minor" indescretions,if your rank and file pinoy plebians sex is for after marriage with the lights most certainly out(brownout maybe?).

must be brownout that's it...in 'Pinas if we talk about sex education, the church will always comes in

[Moy]

bad news again oh men

[Tawi2]

bad news again

Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules

[Moy]

Nothing travels faster than light, with the possible exception of bad news, which follows its own rules

“Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.”

[Tawi2]

[Moy]

[grahamw48]

There isnt really a cure,its just a myth thats currently sweeping pinas

Thats catholicism for you its ok if your a member of the priesthood,they will close ranks and protect your "Minor" indescretions,if your rank and file pinoy plebians sex is for after marriage with the lights most certainly out(brownout maybe?).

Well of course Catholic priests are such experts on heterosexual sex aren't they.

Oops...religion.
Shutup Graham.