Davao Girl, 12, Becomes Youngest to Contract HIV

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Davao girl, 12, becomes youngest to contract HIV thru *** - Yahoo! News

DAVAO CITY -- A 12–year-old girl from this city has become the youngest person to become infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through sexual intercourse, a city health official said.
Dr. Josephine Villafuerte, City Health Office (CHO) chief, said the girl is the youngest since the city started monitoring HIV cases in 1993.
"Naay mga bata na karon na naga-engage na sa *** at a very young age (There are children now who engage in *** at a very young age)," Villafuerte said.
She said 22 new cases of persons living with HIV, 21 of them are males, have been recorded between January and March this year. The new cases have brought the number of persons living with HIV in the city to 140.
Villafuerte said 39 new cases have been recorded in the city in the whole of 2010.
Although the figure shows that HIV is prevalent among men, Villafuerte said it is not yet conclusive that the highest incidence in the city is indeed men having *** with men.
HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Aids). Aids is the late stage of the chronic disease, which is caused by HIV infection.
"Even if they are positive with HIV, there is still hope. There are free medicines we can provide for them," Villafuerte said.
Villafuerte said HIV must not be associated with death since there are advancements, which can now prolong the lives of persons living with HIV.
Less than 20 people have died of HIV infection in the Davao City since 1993, she said. (Sun.Star Davao/Sunnex)
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[kenites]

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[trax]

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[p26]

sus, bataa pa uy. nganu man sad ni enter2 ni xa uy...aguuuy, kasakit sa sakit.

[iwantmyboyfriend]

ka grabeh naman giud sa 12 years old.. 12 years old ko kay nag tanaw paman ko ana ug ghost fighter ug pokemon sa GMA hehehe..

[watashi]

holy ghost.. unsa man ni tungod na gyud sa kalisod?

mura ni ug mga cartoon girls sa mandaue peligro sa HIV.

[groogie75]

ayaw na mo kompyansa mga brad

[staphylococcus]

wtf! bataa pa uy.., this is so sad.., what has d world turned into..,

[rubz_bix08]

grabeha bataa pa uie....tsk3 na unsa naman tawn ning mga kabataan karon....

[zhrike]

nah daghan kaayo ingon-ani nga bata oi kanang mga members anang clan2x kunohay nila ay...