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Save Lives-Maybe Yours-By Getting Tested On National HIV Testing Day

Forty percent of those with HIV don't know it.

Medical treatments for HIV have advanced rapidly--but they can only help if people who have the disease get diagnosed and treated.

To help save lives, the National Association of People with AIDS is urging individuals to get tested today, National HIV Testing Day.

Nearby testing locations can be found here.

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About 40 percent of people who have HIV do not get diagnosed until they develop AIDS, points out NHTD on its website in order to stress the importance of testing.  This can be as long as 10 years after the onset of HIV.

 

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