The other day, one of my patients asked why young folks were still acquiring HIV? Fast forward to today, I have a young patient admitted to the hospital with complication from uncontrolled HIV. They had never been spoken to about HIV prevention...(thread)

Joseph Cherabie MD, MSc 🏳️‍🌈 (He/They) @UmoyeAlexis Oh wow. I thought all of us at least who grew up in the 90s were told we could easily catch hiv and die

dr. rattus flattus 🐀 🐀 🐀 , she/they Joseph Cherabie MD, MSc 🏳️‍🌈 (He/They) @UmoyeAlexis You’re right, but the teachers today didn’t get that talk. I have two teenagers and I work in an HIV clinic, and it is so common for these kids to know little about it, and think that it’s just a controllable disease that’s not a big deal.

RNQueenInYellow Joseph Cherabie MD, MSc 🏳️‍🌈 (He/They) @UmoyeAlexis Well, we are in an era of not caring about communicable diseases