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Myth: A person with HIV or AIDS looks sick.
Truth: People with HIV infection often don’t look or feel sick—and they may not even know they are infected. In some cases, even those with a very low T-cell or CD4 cell count may look healthy. The only sure way to know if someone has HIV is for that person to be tested.
Myth: Only gay people get HIV/AIDS.
Truth: When the epidemic began in the early 1980s, the first cases of HIV and AIDS were found among men who had sex with men (MSM) in major cities. Today, however, the picture of the epidemic looks very different. Many new cases of HIV occur among heterosexual women of color, ethnic minorities, and people who live in rural areas.
While the number of new cases is still highest among MSM, it is important to remember that HIV is transmitted primarily by risky drug-taking behaviors. If you engage in those behaviors without taking protective measures, you are at risk of HIV infection—regardless of the gender of your partner.
Myth: Some people have been cured of HIV.
Truth: While there are many treatment options that can stop the virus from replicating in the human body, there is currently no cure for HIV.