On December 1st, invited guest, Tommy Amico with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services stopped by to discuss with scholars the facts of HIV and AIDS. Mr. Amico answered questions, cleared up confusion and myths and asked students to begin to have frank conversations with parents.
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| Thank you Mr. Amico for visiting our class and giving us the facts on HIV / AIDS |
Mr. Amico encouraged scholars to ask him any question. One question that was asked in multiple classes was if Magic Johnson was cured of AIDS. Mr. Amico was very frank. "NO. Magic Johnson is not cured of AIDS." Due to Johnson's wealth, that allows him to travel to countries that offer experimental medications and treatments. One of those medicines Johnson is on, suppresses the AIDS virus, or keeps it under control. BUT, if Johnson were to contract another virus such as another person's cold, flu etc., that AIDS virus could "Blowup" and become a big problem. Unless a cure is found for AIDS, Johnson will eventually die due to complications from the AIDS virus.
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| Students asked questions about myths they had heard from friends or read about on the internet |
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| 3 Goals of the HIV / AIDS Stategy |
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