Are you a serophobe?

B.J. Caldwell, Qlinks contributor

Cross-posted from aidsguelph.org (hat tip: Tom)

This is an old campaign, but is worth another look. An AIDS Service Organization in Quebec called COCQ-SIDA launched a campaign raising awareness about the various ways in which people reject/alienate/discriminate (hence: serophobe) people living with HIV.  What does serophobia mean? From the campaign website:

And here is a video made for the campaign:

Posted on Mon, September 27, 2010 by B.J. Caldwell filed under

9 comments (Add your own)

1. Cholo wrote:
NOT in you , fucking tropcyyhe and LYER You need make videos insulting other people and LYING for your fakefriends as psychist therapy, right? Because you are ill and alone hahaha .I do not have time to make that stupid and mendacious videos you make because I do work very hard I guess you have that time because you are ill and useless for society and you stay at home all day, right? hahahahaha God will judge you for what you have done

Thu, March 29, 2012 @ 4:22 AM

2. Senthil wrote:
Well , if you have HIV, that automatically means you are HIV ptisoive. Yes, HIV is the thing that causes AIDS and but if you have HIV it doesn't mean you have AIDS yet .AIDS happens progessively after awhile, not automatically, but HIV infection does happen automatically when in contact with infected bodily fluids (blood, vaginal secretions, semen) . Long term, AIDS affects your t-cells, which means you are very vulnerable to infection and can die from illnesses that a healthy person might be able to fight, like the pneumonia or bronchitis.

Thu, March 29, 2012 @ 2:58 PM

3. Ultimateteam wrote:
Most people who have HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS, have no sopytmms for several years. Some people get flu sopytmms within a few months after infection, but there is no way to tell the difference between flu sopytmms caused by HIV and flu sopytmms caused by flu.Testing can detect antibodies to HIV within 3 to 6 months after someone gets infected. (More than 98% of people who have HIV would test positive within 3 months. Very rarely, it may take up to 6 months for someone to test positive.)IMPORTANT: Within a day or 2 after someone is infected, they can pass the virus on to other people. This is long before sopytmms would appear, and before they would test positive. Also, HIV is not transmitted 100% of the time. Someone may be exposed to HIV several times and not get infected. However, it is also possible for someone to get infected by just ONE exposure.

Fri, March 30, 2012 @ 2:01 AM

4. tvlbkt wrote:
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Sat, March 31, 2012 @ 2:33 AM

5. Forever wrote:
Wow, you @memama2 Wow, you really are pathetic. Newflash, genius. Women want sex as much as we do. You don t hold as much sexual power as you think you do. So get over yourself.Marry you or move along? That s very easy. There or many women out there who don t need to be married to have sex.Oh, and quit acting like it s the fault of men that you get aids. Last time I checked you can spread aids to us. Maybe we men should give YOU an ultimatum instead. Was this answer helpful?

Tue, April 3, 2012 @ 1:45 AM

6. Janisa wrote:
HIV is the virus that damages the immune system by killing CD4 cells. A diagnosis of AIDS is given once the CD4 cell count drops to 200 or below. The problem with a person who has HIV coming in contact with the virus again is that the virus is constantly mutating. That could cause serious problems with treatment and the way the body responds to the virus. For instance, if 2 people in a sexual relationship both have HIV, it is possible that they could each have a different strain of the virus. That means that if they have unprotected sex and infect each other with their different strains, medications they are currently taking may not work as well on the different strain, and their bodies may not respond the same way to the different strain, increasing the chance of them becoming sick more quickly. That s why, even if both people in a sexual relationship have HIV, they should have protected sex. The mutation is also the main reason why there is no cure for HIV at this point.

Tue, April 17, 2012 @ 10:13 PM

7. Bella wrote:
HIV/AIDS kills millions of people (~5m) every year, and the number is increasing. It is usually a far more significant health issue than influenza which rarely causes deaths when it is endemic. Pandemic influenza is different because it spreads rapidly and has a higher mortality rate, so it can kill many people in a short period of time before the outbreak burns out. The 1918 pandemic alone probably killed more people (20-100m) than have ever died of HIV/AIDS (~25m), and it did this in months rather than years.

Wed, April 18, 2012 @ 11:46 PM

8. Candy wrote:
Awesome!!!! Great job Todd Bonnie!! Any chance I could get you to Kansas City to do this presentation? It is very much needed here to open the eyes of not just HIV-positive people but negative folks as well, actually more so for our negative counterparts. Fantastic job!!! So proud to know you Todd!! Rock on!!

Sat, April 21, 2012 @ 2:51 AM

9. Darnesha wrote:
No, you can t. HIV can only be transmitted by blood to blood, or blood to an open wound, or sexual intercourse.Most of what s on TV is NOT REAL. It s intended to be entertainment. Back in the olden days, it was a given that TV was like being shown a bedtime story, instead of reading one.

Mon, April 23, 2012 @ 10:35 PM

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