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World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December every year.

Around , and an estimated have the virus.

But attitudes haven’t necessarily kept up with medical advances, and there are still a lot of misconceptions around HIV.

Thanks to huge advances in treatment, having HIV and having a long and healthy life are not mutually exclusive. Medication doesn’t cure the virus, but it can reduce its presence in the blood to such a low point that you .

We spoke to eight young men and women who have all been diagnosed HIV positive, to hear about the common misconceptions they face.

Here’s what they had to say.