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Hi guys! Do you know that globally, an estimated 58 million people have chronic #hepatitisC virus infection, with about 1.5 million new infections occurring per year?

Let's learn something about it today, shall we? This is after all an #InformativeTuesday! 😄

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Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus.

The virus can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis, ranging in severity from a mild illness to a serious, lifelong illness including liver cirrhosis and cancer.
The hepatitis C virus is a bloodborne virus and most infections occur through exposure to blood from unsafe injection practices, unsafe health care, unscreened blood transfusions, injection drug use (sharing needles) and unsafe sexual practices that lead to exposure to blood.
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Hi guys! Since many of us only know about outreach and case management in Differentiated HIV Services for Key Population, we guess it's high time to talk about another branch of the model; Peer Support. This is a thread.

#InformativeTuesday
HIV peer support is a social support system in which people who live well with HIV support, inform and coach people who become recently infected or are experiencing challenges particular to living with HIV.
It is based on a peer-to-peer philosophy, assuming that people who have gone through the experience of becoming infected with HIV, accepted their HIV diagnosis, dealt with HIV disclosure concerns, and been successfully on HIV treatment have a deeper understanding and ...
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Salam Maulidur Rasul to all Muslims out there! Yes it’s a Public Holiday but advocacy works are never on pause.

So today for #InformativeTuesday we will be looking at #HIV #Treatment ! How exciting is that?

This is a thread.
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Current HIV therapy available in selected government health clinics and hospitals in Malaysia is highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).
HAART therapy consists of at least three antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to suppress the HIV virus and to stop the disease progression.
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Hi guys! Do you know that globally, an estimated 58 million people have chronic #hepatitisC virus infection, with about 1.5 million new infections occurring per year?

Let's learn something about it today shall we? This is after all an #InformativeTuesday! 😄

#TuesdayThread
Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus.

The virus can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis, ranging in severity from a mild illness to a serious, lifelong illness including liver cirrhosis and cancer.
The hepatitis C virus is a bloodborne virus and most infection occur through exposure to blood from unsafe injection practices, unsafe health care, unscreened blood transfusions, injection drug use (sharing needles) and unsafe sexual practices that lead to exposure to blood.
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Hello guys! Bagaimana #HIV boleh berjangkit? Korang pernah terfikir? Mesti ada aspek-aspek tertentu kan yang membolehkan jangkitan HIV berlaku?

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#InformativeTuesday
Cecair badan berjangkit perlu masuk aliran darah someone melalui ‘point of entry’.
Ada 5 cecair badan berjangkit iaitu:
- darah
- air mazi
- cecair faraj
- cecair dubur
- susu ibu
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Korang tahu tak cara-cara perlindungan diri korang daripada #HIV kalau korang adalah someone yang aktif secara seksual? Nak tahu? Baca thread ini yaaaa!

#InformativeTuesday
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Yang paling lazim adalah kondom dan pelincir berasaskan air (water based) secara betul dan konsisten setiap kali melakukan seks dubur (anal sex) atau seks faraj (vaginal sex).
US Centers for Disease Control menganggarkan keberkesanan sebanyak 80% untuk kondom sebagai perlindungan dari HIV.

Ait? 80% je? Kata hebat sangat kondom ni…
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