In the last few years there's been a hard push for more & more people to get tested for HIV. Especially with the development of new, faster & less cost prohibitive testing methods. Suddenly there seems to be this huge surge in the numbers of people living with HIV.
For the most part, the number of + people hasn't altered, just those people's awareness of their status. Some people are acting amazed & stunned. This is ridiculous. We've know for some time a large population of HIV + people had no idea they were infected.
This isn't like being bitten by a zombie & having a sudden craving for brains. Until a person shows symptoms, without testing, no would no they were +. Many times even when symptoms are present, the patient is diagnosed & treated for something else, like the flu. The only way to know, is to be tested.
Yes, over the past decade & for years to come, a lot more cases of HIV are going to present themselves. Some from new infections, but many from the newly diagnosed. This is what's coming. At least we have the testing & treatment methods we do. If not, things could be a lot worse than they are now.
Cya...
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