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June 27th, 2012
01:24 PM ET
Today is National HIV Testing DayAlmost 1.2 million Americans living in the United States are HIV positive, but about 240,000 (or 1 in 5), don't know they are infected. That's because they have not been tested. Today is the 18th National HIV Testing Day, where the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending everyone between the ages 13 and 64 get an AIDS test. The CDC says: "An HIV test is recommended once a year for people at increased risk - such as gay and bisexual men, injection drug users, or people with multiple sex partners. Sexually active gay and bisexual men may benefit from more frequent testing (e.g., every 3 to 6 months)." “We understood that getting tested for HIV makes a huge difference in fighting HIV, treating it early, preventing spread of the disease and reducing stigma,” said Oldham. He says the fact that more than 20% of people who are HIV positive don't know it, "underscores the urgent need for increased testing and immediate connection to care for those who test HIV-positive. Now in our 19th year of NHTD, we recognize that barriers to HIV testing, treatment and prevention persist but we remain committed to overcoming them through empowerment and education in communities across America.” In May a Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously in favor of the first ever over-the-counter HIV rapid test kit. The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test is an oral test that provides results in 20 minutes and is more than 99% accurate. It is still pending FDA approval and could be on store shelves within months. There are approximately 50,000 new HIV infections in the United States each year. Three years ago the Obama Administration launched a national campaign called Act Against AIDS. The goal was to raise awareness, increase testing, and reduce infections in the hardest hit population like gays and African-Americans. On this National HIV Testing Day the CDC is calling on individuals, health care providers and state and local health departments to get involved to help reduce transmission of the virus and promote testing.
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None of my concern that those people are more likely to get it. That's their own fault. Why is it that we should feel sorry for them because of their lack of judgement and thus they can't live with the end result. HIV/AIDS is natural selection. Granted those who got it because the hospital didn't clean their instruments properly do get my sympathy.
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No one cares what your beliefs are when HIV does not discriminate. You have brought nothing to the table to help. You are worthless to this cause. You are nothing. *poof*
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HIV infection is only a chronic illness if you can afford the medication. Without the medication you will almost certainly die of AIDS. And if you can afford the treatment, you will have negative side effects from the medicines.
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Many clinics do free HIV/Aids teinstg, look in your local yellow pages under HIV/Aids. Also in every county are free clinics for STD teinstg, also look in your phone book for your local county hospital they can direct you.
The cases of hiv infection is actually getting higher and higher instead of getting lower. too many careless people out there. .
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