"Where the epidemic is growing fastest, I'm afraid to say (contaminated needles) may be responsible for three-quarters or more" of the HIV infections, Gisselquist said. Most AIDS experts dismiss ...

When you use someone else’s needle to inject drugs, steroids, or other substances, you come in contact with their blood. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS ...

Needle stick injuries are a reality for people who regularly use needles, like nurses and lab workers. It can also happen if you handle trash, even if it’s not medical waste. According to the ...

How can people be infected by injections ? If people inject themselves (or someone injects them) with medicines or drugs using a needle or syringe which has been used by someone else, who might ...

To really understand the difference in the impact of needle-borne HIV infections in the 1980s and the 2020s let's go back to 1984 when a high school student named Ryan White earned the unfortunate ...

Success of needle exchange programs has been immense. AIDS Action, a Washington D.C. nonprofit, states that after Washington D.C. established a syringe exchange program in 1996, the rate of new AIDS ...

Sharing of tainted needles was linked to the illnesses, underscoring the critical need for harm reduction, education, and intervention. Kerala’s HIV Alarm: Needle Sharing Sparks Outbreak ...

LEGAZPI CITY, Albay (PIA) – The Department of Health – Bicol Center for Health Development (DOH-Bicol CHD) is intensifying ...

Sponsor Message She discovered that AIDS was spreading through ramshackle ... Poor hygienic practices like unsterilized and repeated use of needles, as well as pooling blood from multiple donors ...