Get Tested

World AIDS Day was in December, and we would like to encourage everyone in to get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

In the United States, about 1 in 5 people who has HIV doesn’t even know it – you can have it and still feel healthy. The only way to know for sure is to get tested, and everyone ages 15 to 65 needs to get tested at least once. Some people may need to get tested more often.

To find an HIV testing location near you, text your ZIP code to KNOWIT (566948) or use this online locator.

HIV is passed from one person to another by:

– Having unprotected sex with a person who has HIV
– Sharing needles with someone who has HIV
– Breastfeeding, pregnancy, or childbirth if the mother has HIV
– Getting a transfusion of blood that’s infected with HIV (very rare in the United States)

Around the world, about 34 million people are living with HIV. In the United States, about 50,000 people get infected with HIV every year. World AIDS Day is a global initiative to raise awareness, fight prejudice, and improve education about HIV and AIDS.