HIV / AIDS Frequently Asked Questions

Your HIV Frequently Asked Questions with Easy-to-Understand Answers

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General HIV Frequently Asked Questions

• What is HIV?
  The basic question that everyone has asked one time or another. What better place to start than at the beginning.

• What is AIDS? What causes AIDS?
  What could be one of the most misunderstood and misused term in the English language. You may be surprised at the answer to this one.

• Where did HIV come from?
  I think everyone wants to know where such a devastating and virus came from in the first place. We can only speculate but we are getting closer to an answer.

• How long does it take for HIV to cause AIDS?
  Depending who you talk to the answer to this question can be quite different.

• How can I tell if I'm infected with HIV?-----What are the symptoms?
  Fear drives the first part of this question. Is that ache, pain, or fever HIV? These two questions should straighten things out for you.

• I have read stories about people getting stuck by needles in coin returns, theater seats, etc. Are these stories true?
  HIV myths abound and only contribute to HIV misconceptions. Dispel the myth and misconceptions will soon evaporate.

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