Can you get HIV from a mosquito bite? Is it true that an HIV-infected person taking therapy does not transmit the virus? What are the main myths about HIV still alive in society, and why are they dangerous?
These and many other questions were discussed with students of the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions during the lecture "Immunodeficiency Virus. Danger to Humans" by scientist, specialist in pathological physiology, researcher, educator, and healthcare organizer, Academician Nikolay Belyakov.
Together with the students, the guest reflects on how the virus is transmitted, why it's important to get tested for HIV even if a person feels healthy, and what modern treatments allow living a full life.
Listen to the new episode of the series "Creative Petersburg" on the Youth Multimedia Channel of SPbGUP – for those interested in the essence of events, who like to think about pressing issues of today.
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The project is implemented by the St. Petersburg Humanitarian University of Trade Unions together with individual entrepreneur Grigory Mikhailovich Birzhenyuk with the support of the Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives.
The Presidential Fund for Cultural Initiatives was established at the initiative of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, proposed in April 2021 during the Address to the Federal Assembly.
