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Could I have been infected with HIV from a bite?

Asike Agatha* got infected with HIV after she was bitten by a woman who is believed to have been living with the virus. [Gardy Chacha, Standard]

As early as Class Eight, Nasike Agatha* knew the ABCs of fighting HIV.

"We were taught about the virus: the fact that it is very dangerous and therefore we should watch out that we don't get infected," she says.

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