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Index of HIV/AIDS Facts These facts contain commonly accepted public health information about the prevention and transmission of HIV and AIDS. If this is not the information that you are seeking, please use the Back button on your browser to visit another section of our site. Thank you.
Are condoms effective? Don't condoms fail 10 percent of the time? Can a woman get AIDS from having sex with a man? Can a man get AIDS from having sex with a woman? Can I get AIDS from open mouth kissing? How can someone get AIDS from a needle? How do you test for AIDS? How good are the tests that detect HIV antibodies? How is AIDS spread? How long should I wait before being tested? What is the "window period?" I live with someone who has HIV. What precautions should I take? If a baby tests positive, does it mean that he or she has HIV? How soon can a baby be tested for HIV? If a person's AIDS test is positive, does someone tell his or her sex partners?	Isn't AIDS a gay disease? I've heard of a female condom. What is it? What are the most common ways that teenagers get AIDS? What are the signs and symptoms of AIDS? What are universal precautions? What happens when someone gets the virus that causes AIDS? What if my child is bitten by a child with AIDS? What if someone with AIDS bites me? What is the immune system? Why is the immune system important? What are antibodies? What is tuberculosis? What does HIV have to do with tuberculosis? What sexual activities are safe? When was the first case of AIDS in the United States? Why do people receive counseling before and after HIV testing?

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