15 prisoners found HIV positive in Haridwar District Jail, separate barracks built for treatment

Haridwar. 15 prisoners of Haridwar District Jail in Uttarakhand have been found HIV positive. There has been a stir in the jail after this matter came to light. Let us tell you that more than 1,000 prisoners are lodged in this jail.

Senior Jail Superintendent Manoj Kumar Arya said that on April 7, on World Health Day, prisoners were examined in a health camp organized inside the jail and 15 of them were found HIV positive. The officer said that a separate barrack has been built for the treatment of these prisoners. He said that there are 1,100 prisoners in Haridwar District Jail. Prisoners have been found HIV positive in the jail earlier also.

What is HIV?
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) is a virus that attacks the cells that help the body fight infection, making a person more susceptible to other infections and diseases. It spreads through contact with certain bodily fluids of a person suffering from HIV, usually through unprotected sex or sharing injection drug equipment.

What is AIDS?
AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the last and most serious stage of HIV infection. As HIV infection turns into AIDS in about 10 years. People suffering from AIDS have a very low number of white blood cells and the immune system is severely damaged. They may have additional diseases that indicate that they have turned into AIDS.

HIV and AIDS are different things, understand
In fact, when such news comes out that a person infected with HIV died due to lack of treatment, people get scared. People do not have correct and complete information about HIV and AIDS. There is a lot of difference between the two, while people generally consider them to be the same. Because while HIV is a virus, AIDS is a disease. HIV is a virus that can cause a disease called AIDS, but it is not necessary that if someone is HIV positive then he will also have AIDS. People have many misconceptions about this disease.