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THREATS OF LAWSUITS UNRAVELED HIV SECRET

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Charlie Sheen kept his HIV status under wraps, but everything unraveled when some former partners threatened him with lawsuits … TMZ has learned.

As we reported, Charlie will appear on “Today” and reveal he’s HIV positive. We’re told he’s known about his status for more than a year and he kept a lid on the information.

We’re told things changed when Charlie confided in several friends he thought were confidants … it turned out they weren’t, and spread the word he was HIV positive.

That led to several of Charlie’s former partners contacting him and threatening a lawsuit because they were unaware of his status when they had interaction with him. Our sources say Charlie settled several of the cases and, in return for money, got confidentiality agreements.

We’re told one of the settlements occurred late last month.

We also know when people go to Charlie’s house they are almost always required to sign confidentiality agreements which require anyone who might make a claim to do so in arbitration and not through the courts … which thereby keeps things private.

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What is HIV, the symptoms and how at risk are you? Everything you need to know.

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Everything you need to know about HIV and how at risk you are
The final stages of HIV is AIDS 

Today Charlie Sheen confirmed the rumours circulating Hollywood – he is HIV positive.

The actor had known for four years and paid millions to keep his diagnosis quiet. But to this day he claims he doesn’t know how and when exactly he caught it.

Facts surrounding the life-threatening virus aren’t cloaked in mystery – but many choose to avoid discussing the taboo subject.

Here’s the reality: There are more than 107,800 people living with HIV in the UK, according to NHS figures released at the end of 2013.

The majority were infected through sex – 43,500 gay and bisexual men and 59,500 heterosexuals.

And a quarter of people with HIV (more than 26,100) do not know they are infected.

A blood sample being held with a row of human samples for analytical testing including blood, urine, chemistry, proteins, anticoagulants and HIV in lab

 

So how do you get it?

It’s most commonly caught by having sex without a condom. According to statistics from Public Health England, 95 per cent of those diagnosed in the UK in 2013 acquired HIV as a result of sexual contact – vaginal or anal.

A HIV-positive mother can pass it onto her child during pregnancy, birth and breastfeeding.

It can also be passed on by sharing needles and other injecting equipment.

HIV cannot be transmitted through sweat or urine.

What is HIV and how is it different to AIDS?

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus.

It attacks the immune system, and weakens your ability to fight infections and disease.

There is no cure for HIV, but there are treatments to enable most people with the virus to live a long and healthy life.

AIDS is the final stage of HIV infection, when your body can no longer fight life-threatening infections. With early diagnosis and effective treatment, most people with HIV will not go on to develop AIDS.

The virus is fragile and cannot survive for long outside the body.

HIV viruses infecting a human T cell. SEM

How to protect yourself against the virus

The best way to prevent catching HIV during sex is to use a condom.

If you are a drug user, never share needles or other injecting equipment.

Knowing the HIV status of your partner is also very important.