Thank you. I don't know much about AIDS. But the person that is some kind of 'sexual teacher' to me always tells me why he does stuff as he does.
Like when he strapped me to the bed for a bondage session he told me how I could free myself with just one tug.
He once told me about AIDS and how to prevent it. I once brought some 'toys' he told me he first wanted to cook it to make 100% sure it was all off. I tought it was funny but he told me how to clean the pan too prevent spreading.
He makes me learn those stuff with funny but serious stories.
I think everyone need someone like that. And I hope you have some kind of person like that, or maybe that you are that person to someone yourself.

I agree with you.

OMG I LOVE THIS! Thanks you so much for your work!

For anyone interested:
- At home HIV test: oral swab test, takes 20 minutes for results
- Rapid HIV Test: Blood prick, takes 20 minutes for results
- Standard HIV Test: 1 vial blood draw, 5-10 days for results
- Confirmation HIV Test: 3-4 vial blood draw, 3-5 days for results

Prevention:
- Condoms (act as a physical barrier against HIV)
- PrEP (aka pre-exposure prophylaxis; daily tablet that protects against HIV regardless of condom use; must be taken daily for at least 3 weeks for full protection, then daily for continued protection)
- PrEP DOES NOT PROTECT AGAINST NON-HIV STDs!
- PEP (aka post-exposure prophylaxis; MUST be started/taken within 72 hours of exposure to HIV; regimen of HIV medications taken for 30 days when exposure to HIV is expected)

Thank you!

I'm gonna note that down. Maybe I can use it for my stories.

Oh! In that case, here's how a normal HIV diagnosis goes:

1. Patient gets diagnosed with HIV by either a rapid test, fast test, or because they were admitted into a hospital where all blood samples are tested for HIV regularly (usually hospital policy)

2. Patient gets a confirmatory test for HIV to confirm that he/she actually has HIV (1 vial blood draw or 3-4 vial blood draw depending on the healthcare provider protocols)

3. After HIV is confirmed, patient goes in for labs and gets about 20 vials of blood drawn, urine sample, and oral/rectal swabs. The vials of blood are to determine the specific type of HIV (some strains are resistant to specific HIV meds, some aren't). The blood draw, urine sample, and rectal/oral swabs are used to test for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia.

4. During the lab visit, patient talks to case worker/case manager to get paperwork started. In the US, HIV care and HIV medications are free to most patients, it just takes a bit of paperwork to fill out since funding is provided by the government under Public Health.The case worker/case manager also helps the patient find housing, help out with financial issues, behavioral health/depression issues to find counseling, etc.

5. Patient comes in on a later date to get a physical exam, discuss lab results from lab visit with doctor or nurse practitioner

6. Patient gets meds from HIV pharmacist (that's me!) for free; gets counseled on how to take meds, what to do for forgotten doses, etc. Usual HIV regimens, depending on the type of HIV it is, are just a single tablet taken daily

7. Patient takes daily HIV meds and has 1-3 month follow ups with HIV care provider. The goal is to become "undetectable" where the HIV virus in the body is so low that the HIV virus itself cannot be detected by HIV tests. This usually occurs after 3 months of consistently taking HIV medications daily. Being undetectable means that you cannot transmit the HIV virus to anyone, provided that you're actually taking your HIV medications like you're supposed to. (Depression and other factors that affect medication adherence can cause a patient to become detectable, and if you don't take your meds correctly, the HIV virus may become resistant to that specific medication, which is all the more reason to take HIV meds exactly as you're supposed to)

Sir, you took the wrong test. You do not have HIV, you're just pregnant.


Serious talk : Thank you for doing something for World AIDS day. Prevention and diagnosis are way more important than a lot of people think, especially here in FA where sex is mostly represented in a "wild" and "savage" form in STD-free fantasy worlds.

HIV ist ein schweres Thema. Ich kann mich daran erinneren als meine Biolehrerin das thema begonnen hat war ich erstmal geschockt das es soeine Krankheit gibt. Ich bin froh das es möglichkeiten gibt sich und andere zu schützen.
Zum Glück muss ich mich aber bis jetzt noch nicht um dieses Thema kümmern. Hatte noch nie ne richtige Beziehung und dem entsprechend keinen körperlichen Kontakt.

I'm just gonna put this out there: I LOVE your work, from the silly, funny comics to the deep and emotional stuff.

Also, really love how you integrate Islamic culture, or at least characters in your work from time to time, you're actually the... third person I know of who does that. It's 2020 and this is still a pretty touchy subject for most.

I know this is not really related to what the comic is about, but I just wanted to say it.