According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly a quarter of the 1.2 million Americans who are HIV positive do not know they are infected. This means that many are transmitting the virus to others without knowing it.
If there’s even a slim chance that you may have been exposed to HIV, don’t wait. Get tested. For more information on HIV and how it is transmitted, visit
www.amfar.org.
HIV TESTING RESOURCES
Basic Facts about HIV/AIDS
amfAR’s practical guide to getting tested for HIV
CDC database of testing sites
Kaiser Family Foundation fact sheet: HIV testing in the US
Kaiser Family Foundation survey report: American public opinion on HIV testing
CDC revised recommendations for HIV testing