People’s Daily Online, Beijing, December 7 (Xiao Jinbo, Cao Jiahui) Recently, on social platforms such as WeChat and Weibo, news such as "someone spreads AIDS in Guanqian Street, Suzhou" and "someone spreads AIDS on Chunxi Road, Chengdu, Sichuan" have been circulated. After police verification, no such alarm has been received recently. At present, the public security organs have investigated and dealt with netizens who made relevant rumors according to law.
December 1st is World AIDS Day, which aims to raise people’s awareness of AIDS and publicize and popularize knowledge of AIDS prevention. However, in recent days, various rumors about AIDS have appeared in Weibo WeChat, which has deepened people’s misunderstanding about AIDS and caused some people to panic:
1. "Some people spread AIDS in Guanqian Street area of Suzhou"
Recently, information such as "AIDS has been spread in Guanqian Street in Suzhou" and "more than 600 people have been infected with AIDS in Suzhou" has been circulated on social platforms such as WeChat and Weibo. After verification by Suzhou police, no such alarm has been received recently. At present, the public security organs have investigated and dealt with netizens who made relevant rumor information according to law.
2. "Someone stuck a needle to spread AIDS on Chunxi Road in Chengdu, Sichuan"
Recently, some netizens said, "Walking on Chunxi Road, someone stabbed you with a needle carried by a virus, and it felt like you were just accidentally scratched by a sharp object." Chengdu network police patrol law enforcement said that the rumor of "spreading AIDS through needles" was circulated in the early years, when the "AIDS needle" was inserted in the seat of an Internet cafe. In recent years, there have been rumors about "bike-sharing’s car seat pricked with AIDS needles". On December 3rd, the netizen "Chao ** *" Pang Mou, who was involved in rumors, was admonished by Dujiangyan Public Security Bureau of Sichuan Province and wrote a repentance book.
3. "Someone was forced to pour AIDS blood at the entrance of xingtai university, Hebei?"
Recently, a sensational message that "someone is spreading HIV at the gate of xingtai university" spread on the Internet, causing panic among some netizens, especially college students. On December 3, Xingtai network police patrol law enforcement officer issued a notice, which was verified by the police of Netan detachment. The 110 Command Center of the city and the public security organs in its jurisdiction did not receive the relevant alarm of "someone maliciously spreading HIV". The public security organs are tracking down those who fabricated rumors.
4. "A university in Zhangqiu, Shandong Province has AIDS carriers stabbing people with syringes."
On November 27th, some netizens reported the information of online transmission to Zhangqiu Branch of Jinan, Shandong Province, and Zhangqiu Branch immediately organized an investigation. First, they got in touch with the school and found no online transmission. The second is to investigate the recent alarm records and found no similar alarms; Third, after the landing inspection, a rumor forwarding person was found and educated.
Because they don’t know enough about AIDS, many people turn pale and feel panic when the rumor of AIDS strikes. The column of "Seeking Truth" collates some popular science information according to the website of 12320 Health Hotline and the website of STD and AIDS Prevention and Control Center of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, hoping that the rumor will stop at the wise.
1. Are HIV-infected people and AIDS patients the same thing?
HIV-infected people and AIDS patients are different stages of a disease, which is also contagious.
HIV-infected person: HIV-infected person refers to a person who has HIV in his body, but has not yet seen the clinical symptoms and signs of AIDS. That is, patients infected with HIV but not yet developed into AIDS stage. This is a period in which AIDS exists, and then it may officially enter the onset period at any time.
Aids patients: When CD4+ cells < 200/mm3, or clinical symptoms, that is, the development of AIDS patients. CD4 is an important immune cell in the human immune system and the main target of HIV attack.
2. Can HIV survive for a long time outside the human body?
HIV has weak resistance to the external environment. After leaving the human body, it can only survive for several hours to several days at room temperature. High temperature, drying and commonly used disinfection drugs such as bleaching powder and alcohol can kill this virus.
3. What are the transmission routes of AIDS?
HIV is transmitted through sexual contact, blood and mother to child. The blood, semen, vaginal secretions, milk and wound exudate of HIV-infected people and patients contain a large number of HIV, which is highly contagious. HIV also exists in other body fluids, such as tears, saliva and sweat, but the number is small, which is generally not enough to lead to the spread of AIDS.
Sexual contact is the main route of transmission of AIDS. HIV can be transmitted between men and women and between men through sexual intercourse (vaginal intercourse, oral sex and anal sex). The more sexual partners, the greater the risk of HIV infection.
Blood transmission is the infection of HIV by importing blood or blood products with HIV or sharing syringes or needles with HIV-infected people.
Mother-to-child transmission means that women of childbearing age infected with HIV can transmit the virus to the fetus or baby during pregnancy, childbirth or lactation.
4. Will people infected with HIV/AIDS be infected by daily contact?
Daily contact with HIV/AIDS patients will not be infected. After leaving the human body, the resistance of HIV to the external environment is weak, and daily contact will not spread HIV;AIDS will not spread through public facilities such as toilet seats, telephones, tableware, bedding, swimming pools or baths;Cough and sneezing do not spread AIDS; Mosquito bites will not infect AIDS.
5. Why is oral sex more likely to spread AIDS?
Because the external genitalia is easy to be scratched by the other’s teeth during oral sex, when the oral sex initiative has oral ulcers, tooth bleeding and other situations, it is easy to lead to the leakage or invasion of HIV and lead to HIV infection.
6. Is it possible to be infected with HIV by suffering from sexually transmitted diseases?
Sexually transmitted diseases can increase the risk of HIV infection and must be treated in regular medical institutions in time. People with sexually transmitted diseases or genital abscess, ulcer and inflammation are more likely to be infected with AIDS, and it is also easy to transmit the virus to others. Early detection and standardized treatment of sexually transmitted diseases and various genital infections can reduce the risk of infection or spread of AIDS.
When you suspect that you have sexually transmitted diseases, you should check them as soon as possible, treat them in time, strive for a cure, and mobilize people who have sexual contact with you to receive examination and treatment.
7. How long can I check whether I have AIDS after having dangerous behaviors?
People infected with HIV can not be detected immediately, and there is a window period for detection (that is, a period when HIV antibodies or nucleic acids can be detected in the blood after the virus infects the human body). The window period of HIV antibody detection is generally 4-12 weeks. It is suggested that HIV antibody should be detected at 4, 8 and 12 weeks after high-risk sex. If the HIV antibody is positive, HIV infection can be diagnosed. In general, if HIV antibodies are not detected after 12 weeks, it is considered that HIV is not infected. Although HIV antibody can not be detected in the "window period", the virus nucleic acid has been replicated in the body and is also contagious. Therefore, you must use condoms when you have sex during this time.
8. How long is the incubation period or asymptomatic period of AIDS?
From HIV infection to the appearance of AIDS symptoms, the incubation period varies greatly from individual to individual, which may be related to the type, intensity, quantity, infection route of the invading HIV, the immune function, health status, nutritional status, age, living and medical conditions and psychological factors of the infected person. Generally speaking, it takes 2-10 years, but about 5-15% people will progress to AIDS within 2-3 years, which is called "rapid progressor", and 5-8% patients can maintain their immune function for more than 12 years, which is called "long-term non-progressor".
"seeking truth"The column reminds that those who maliciously fabricate and spread rumors and cause social panic will be severely punished by law. Please pay attention to the official information.Don’t trust and spread information from unknown sources, so as not to become the mouthpiece of rumors.
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