He's the former golden boy, she's from the wrong side of the tracks. He's broken, she's determined. He runs from his past and she embraces hers. They have a connection they've never experienced with anyone else. But for Travis O'Connell falling for his younger sister's best friend is wrong for all kinds of reasons. He's not stable enough to handle a relationship, not yet but he wants her more than he's ever wanted anything else. Beth Romano doesnt have time for love. She's too busy fixing her life and moving on from the person she used to be. She has a plan and the plan will get her where she wants most-a stable life. But then a blonde haired blue eyed devastatingly gorgeous boy enters her life and makes her question every single one of those carefully laid out plans. Can these two find a way to be together when it seems like every odd is against them? Can the bad girl and the flawed hero survive each other? *The Bad Boy's Girl Spin-off. You need to read ..

Pari: Balita ko sinilipan mo si sister!
Sakristan: Patawarin nyo po ako father.
Pari: Ano naman ang mga nakita mo sa kanya?
Sakristan: Wala po. Kasi nakaharang yung pwet nyo.

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Tatlong bata, isang babae, at dalawang lalaki. ang naglalaro, Sa tumok. Nayuyunyungan ng malalagong punong mangga,nagugubat na kawayan mga pandak na bayabas maya.Sa kanilang kinaroroonan nangangamoy ang burak na lubluban ng kalabaw, May dalawa ngang kalabaw sa putik,saka magwawagwag ng sungay, at maghahampas ng buntot para bugawin ang niknik na nakadapo sa makapal na balahibo na guugod.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a REALITY. Many have been informed about AIDS but do we really know Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)?

Some people think that HIV and AIDS are the same. That is a big NO! HIV is the cause of AIDS. It is a virus that destroys a person’s immune system. Thus, he or she is prone to various diseases and infections; once his or her immune system is destroyed, then that person has AIDS. In addition, if a person is HIV positive it does not really mean that he or she has AIDS.

However, HIV positive people can have AIDS when they are not immediately treated.

According to the San Francisco AIDS Foundation website, HIV is quite different from other viruses; the immune system which should be – in the first place – protecting us from viruses, cannot kill HIV because it directly “attacks the immune system itself” – how ironic!

How come our immune system cannot destroy HIV when its function is to fight off viruses? You see, experts are still studying this virus and they are still looking for cure. Fortunately, there are medical treatments that can slow down the HIV from destroying the immune system but it does not totally eradicate the virus.

Prevention of HIV

Always remember that “Prevention is better than cure.” This is from the MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia website: if a person has HIV, he or she is not allowed to have sex, to breastfeed, and to donate organs, blood or semen. One should always use sterile needles and avoid sharing syringes. Furthermore, this website mentioned that using protection (such as condoms) during sexual intercourse does not guarantee that a person will not be infected. The best way is ABSTINENCE.

The last two sentences above are somehow new to me. I thought when one uses protection he or she is safe from infection. Obviously, if you are HIV-positive you should not have sex with or without protection.

Treatment

Did you really think that there is no treatment for HIV? Well, you are wrong.

Antiretroviral Therapy. It actually prevents HIV from making more copies of itself. There are four classes of antiretroviral drugs and each class fights in a different way: Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) and Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NNRTIs), in many ways, prevent the production of Reverse Transcriptase, a protein that the HIV uses to replicate.

Another one is Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). This one uses three or more drugs from the four classes, such as two NRTIs and one Protease Inhibitors (PIs). However, the virus will be resistant to one of the four drugs after being exposed to the antiretroviral medications. As a result, the drug is less effective for that person. But there are still drugs from the other classes which will fight off the virus.

These are all complicated treatments but we should be thankful that experts came up with this. On the other hand, these treatments only prevent the virus.

As far as I can remember, one or two years ago there was this rumor that someone has been infected with AIDS. I am not sure if it was confirmed or denied but it was possible because there are night clubs in the City and the said victim was a sex-worker. Some people choose to work in night clubs because the pay is good. Well, it all boils down to poverty.

Recently, I have not heard cases in Cagayan de Oro City of HIV positive patient or people having AIDS. Khrisna Marie C. Egbalic, a nurse in the German Doctor’s Hospital confirmed this when I had a chance to ask her about HIV/AIDS cases within the city. But she said that the Hospital does not accept these cases so they do not have any record.

HIV and AIDS are different but deadly and complicated also. Knowing HIV means understanding AIDS. By being vigilant we prevent the increase of both HIV and AIDS victims. Therefore, preventing suffering and fear among men, women and children all over the world.

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