HIV

What's your status? HIV, or human immunodeficiency virus, is the world's deadliest infectious disease. By killing or damaging cells of the body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. According to AIDS.gov, HIV can be transmitted through certain bodily fluids: blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), rectal fluids, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. If you have...

PrEP-ing the City of Brotherly Love According to the CDC, PrEP stands for Pre-exposure prophylaxis and is a way for people who do not have HIV but who are at substantial risk of getting it to prevent HIV infection by taking a pill every day. The AIDS Activities Coordinating office within the Philadelphia Department of Public Health has initiated a PrEP...