About HIV and Home HIV Testing Kits
With HIV testing, there is an unofficial stigma attached with the process, which often prevents many people from being tested However as much as we decide to avoid the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), HIV has the potential to pose as a major threat to life

National HIV Testing Day
Founded in 1983, National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) is an annual campaign by the National Association of People with AIDS (NAPWA-US). It is the oldest coalition of people living with HIV/AIDS in the world and the oldest U.S. national AIDS organization. It encourages individuals to receive voluntary HIV counseling and testing.


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AIDS Also called: HIV AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is the most advanced stages of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). HIV is a virus that kills or damages cells of the body’s immune system. HIV most often spreads through unprotected sex with an infected person. AIDS may also spread by sharing drug needles or through contact with the blood of an infected person. Women can give it to their babies during pregnancy or childbirth. The first signs of HIV infection may be swollen glands and flu-like symptoms. These may come and go a month or two after infection. Severe symptoms may not appear until months or years later. A blood test can tell if you have HIV infection. Your health care provider can perform the test, or call the National AIDS hotline for a referral at (800) 342-AIDS. There is no cure, but there are many medicines to fight both HIV infection and the infections and cancers that come with it. People can live with the disease for many years. Start Here * AIDSInteractive Tutorial(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player Also available in Spanish * HIV Infection and AIDSFrom the National Institutes of Health(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) * JAMA Patient Page: HIV Infection: The Basics(American Medical Association)