Gena Tew popular N.Y Instagram model has sent the entire Hip-Hop Community into a frenzy as she reveals her battle with full blown AIDS.
In a trending TikTok video and post, Gena revealed her long term battle with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) . She said she didn’t know she had the disease until she went to a doctor after experiencing unexplainable weight loss, nausea and vomiting, and extreme fatigue.
She said the doctor tested her for the deadly Virus and the test came back positive, and she was thus diagnosed with full blown AIDS – the advanced stage of the HIV infection. Her WBC [white blood cell ] count was low and she had , “AIDS-defining illness.” also known as Wasting syndrome
The 27 years old New York based IG model and reality TV personality who used to be regular at private parties thrown by Chris Brown, Nick Cannon, among others revealed she weighs just 70 pounds and is unable to walk without assistance.
According to reports, Health officials have urge celebrities who may have been intimate with Gena in the past to get HIV tested as the model, disclosed she doesn’t know who infected her with the HIV virus.
Health Officials also added that More than 1.2 million people in the US are living with HIV, with rising cases , particularly in San Francisco, NY and Atlanta.
Although AIDS is the end stage of HIV infection, AIDS illnesses can be treated with HIV drugs, antivirals, antibiotics etc.