SUMMARY 6 HIV CASES DETECTED IN PARRAL IN WHAT'S NEW – The Parral Monitor

Health authorities III of the Department of Epidemiology reported that this year there were 6 registered HIV-positive people, including two women and four men.

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Dr. Sergio Jaquez, coordinator in epidemiology, said that in 2017, the number of HIV cases was 5, aged 25 to 45 years, in addition to three cases of AIDS, two women and 25 women. a man aged 35 to 44 years old. l & # 39; age

When asked about the deaths related to the latter condition, the interviewee stated that these amounts are not available, because when people are screened with AIDS, the treatment is sent to the state capital and benefits from corresponding follow-up.

He also pointed out that far from what is being considered, the group of heterobaduals is where these diseases are most registered and are the most affected men.

"We know that once we identify a person living with HIV and treat them properly and punctually, they are able to lead a normal life whenever it is already compared to a chronic degenerative disease." , did he declare.

Asked about the methods of prevention of the disease emphasized that only known barriers such as male and female condoms have been known, the other methods are intended to prevent unwanted pregnancies.

According to the Directorate General of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health and the National Center for HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control, up-to-date data was kept until 9 November of this year in the United States. State of Chihuahua. of whom 126 are men and 16 are women, while in 2017 there were 170, 141 men and 29 women.

Finally, Mr. Jaquez emphasized that it is in schools, even with the controversy generated with parents, that he is supposed to have a direct impact on young people so that they realize that prevention and care are their baduality is paramount to controlling the transmission of HIV.