#LivingWithHIV "Where's Bicho?"
In this episode, number 14 of Bicho and I, the duo mentioned by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script) and Jon Amarillo (art) ask themselves:
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Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script) and Jon Amarillo (art) ask:
According to the latest bulletin on HIV, AIDS, and STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections) published in December 2017 by the Argentine Ministry of Health, 122,000 people are living with HIV in this country. And 30 percent of them are unaware of their serological status. The test to find out is simple, free, and confidential. This map shows the locations where you can get tested . Of the total number of people who know their diagnosis , 81% are receiving treatment, and most of them are treated in the public health system. On the other hand, the male-to-female ratio is 2.4 to 1: for every two men with HIV, there is one woman with the virus. And regarding men, a number that is also growing: one in four new HIV diagnoses occurs in men aged 20 to 35 who have unprotected sex with other men.
HIV in the world
Recent statistics published by UNAIDS They say that 36.7 million people were living with HIV in 2016 worldwide.- 1.8 million [1.6 million–2.1 million] people contracted HIV infection in 2016.
- 1 million [830,000–1.2 million] people died from AIDS-related illnesses in 2016.
- In 2016, 36.7 million [30.8 million–42.9 million] people were living with HIV.
- 34.5 million [28.8 million–40.2 million] adults
- 17.8 million [15.4 million–20.3 million] women (over 15 years old)
- 2.1 million [1.7 million–2.6 million] children (under 15 years old)
Did you miss the previous episodes of Bicho and I?
Click on each of the titles to view them:
Bicho and I #13: “We are not carriers”
Bicho and I #12: “How can you not tell me you have a Bicho?”
Bicho and I #11: HIV and AIDS are not the same
BichoYYo#10: Bicho, me and medication: “People with HIV are much more than a pill”
BichoYYo #9: We urgently need our medication
Bicho and I #8 The Dangers of Activism
Bug and I #7 Superpowers for an X-Men cover
Bicho and I #6 “Happy New Year!”
Bicho and I #5: “Nine years with Bicho”
Bug and I #4: “The scapegoat”
Bicho and I #3 “Without Grindr there is no paradise”
Bicho and I #2 “The best thing about medication”
Bicho and I #1: the comic strip that tells in the first person what it's like to live with HIV
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