HIV Myths 🤥 Explanations ⬇️ ❌ HIV is a death sentence ✅ With effective treatment, people with HIV can live long, healthy lives with a normal life expectancy. ❌ Herbs cure HIV ✅ No herb has been proven to cure HIV. ARVs suppress the virus and allow people with HIV to live long, healthy lives. ❌ HIV treatment is harmful ✅ Modern HIV treatment is safe and highly effective. Some people may experience mild side effects, such as nausea or diarrhoea, but these often settle within a few days or weeks. ❌ HIV and AIDS are the same ✅ HIV is the virus. AIDS is the most advanced stage of untreated HIV. Effective treatment can prevent HIV from progressing to AIDS. ❌ HIV affects fertility ✅ Having HIV does not make you infertile. People with HIV can get pregnant and, with effective treatment, have HIV-negative babies. When a person maintains an undetectable viral load, they cannot sexually transmit HIV to their partner — U=U. ❌ No symptoms = no HIV ✅ HIV can cause no symptoms for 10 years or l...