“Everything will be fine, you will never get sick, you will not transmit the virus to anyone, you will be able to have children, your life will be as long as if you did not have HIV infection.” Here is the message Pr: Olivier Epollard, an infectious disease specialist at Grenoble University Hospital, to patients who have just learned of their HIV status. Current treatments are indeed very effective, very well tolerated and so simplified that it is possible to almost forget that a person has encountered the virus responsible for AIDS. Provided that they are tested on time. In 2020, 30% of 4,850 patients only discovered their HIV status at an advanced stage, often because they had limited access to health or useful information or were afraid to talk about it. “Many of our patients report the amoral and intolerant behavior they encounter, including in medical settings.sorry Pr: Matthieu Revest, infectious disease specialist at Rennes University Hospital. That…
Source: Le Figaro
