HIV/AIDS: Get Tested
Getting tested is the only way to know if you have HIV, an infection that can lead to AIDS.
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DR RODGERS: Getting tested is the only way to know if you have HIV, an infection that can lead to AIDS.
Hi, I’m Dr. Griffin Rodgers, Director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at NIH.
When you know your HIV status, you can take care of yourself and your partner. My colleague, Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, explains.
DR FAUCI: One in six people in the United States infected with HIV does not know it. You should get tested at least once, and more often if you have had sex with someone who was HIV positive, injected drugs or shared needles, exchanged sex for drugs or money, or been diagnosed or treated for hepatitis, tuberculosis, or a sexually transmitted infection like syphilis.
Testing for HIV is simple. Talk to your doctor or visit AIDS.gov.
For more information, follow us @NIDDKGov. This is Dr. Griffin Rodgers.