2 new HIV/AIDS cases in Baguio City bared

BAGUIO CITY– Health authorities found two new cases of HIV/AIDS-inflicted cases bringing a total of 30 Human Immunodeficiency Virus cases here since 1997.

Government physician Celia Brillantes, head of the Social Hygiene Clinic of the Baguio City Health Services Office here bared this but said the victims are young male adults.

She said one of the new cases is undergoing validation of test results while the other is undergoing counseling. “Both are physically strong and would only need to take some maintenance drugs to strengthen their immune systems.”

HIV/AIDS infection weakens the immune system of the body, making victims vulnerable to illnesses.

With the new cases, Brillantes urged homosexuals and sexually active heterosexuals with multiple partners to “change their sexual orientation as they are prone to acquiring not only HIV but also sexually transmitted diseases (STD).”

The Health department here said the youngest case of HIV-affliction in Baguio is a 17-year-old male.

The past years, most cases of HIV-affliction in the city were reportedly either OFWs or commercial sex workers.