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Stephen Fry: HIV and Me.
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What a good programme.
I never set about to watch it, but started watching as I was flicking through the channels.
I don't really know much about HIV etc, but found the programme really informative and educational.
I just cant believe the way some people react to those with the virus. They way some of the subjects of the documentary were treated by others in the community was awful.
Guess I'm quite surprised that people some people view those with HIV so negatively.
Anyway good TV, anyone else see it?
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I never set about to watch it, but started watching as I was flicking through the channels.
I don't really know much about HIV etc, but found the programme really informative and educational.
I just cant believe the way some people react to those with the virus. They way some of the subjects of the documentary were treated by others in the community was awful.
Guess I'm quite surprised that people some people view those with HIV so negatively.
Anyway good TV, anyone else see it?
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I saw it and agree.
The scary thing is that infection is rising so rapidly, mainly in the heterosexual community, and people still seem oblivious to the risk. Many tens of thousands of people are walking around in the UK today, completely unaware that they have HIV.
He had a HIV test onscreen and it came back as negative.
Its interesting that your suprised people are oblivious to the risk or at least choose to ignore it - especially with the sheer number of young people on this site who say they have sex without a condom.
Yes HIV infection is maintainable in most cases but there are people who have strains of the virus which does not respond to the medication, which was pointed out by this programme. I think the figure was about 40,000 people in the USA who have HIV which is currently unresponsive to treatment who will suffer and die because of this infection.
As for HIV, I've heard it said that the modern drugs are actually quite bad for infection rates, people dont see people dying from AIDS much anymore so its not seen as scary. Didnt an alarming number of young people in a survey recently think there was a cure?
Same here, don't particularly want to see how i'm going to end up.