Some Facts About AIDS and HIV * Reproduced by the National AIDS Programme, Ministry of Health, Belize with permission from CAREC.
About HIV Testing and Viral Load
Why should I go for an HIV test?
What is the Viral Load?
What does the HIV test check for?
Will I know whether I was infected with HIV if I got tested right after I was, or believe I was exposed to HIV?
Signs and Symptoms of HIV and AIDS
How can I determine if someone has HIV? What are the first symptoms of HIV infection?
What is Seroconversion?
When do I develop AIDS? What are signs that I have AIDS?
Social Issues
I was raped; what are the chances that I have HIV and what should I do?
I don't use a condom with my regular partner but I believe he/she may be having affairs outside of our relationship, what should I do?
I may have been exposed to HIV at work via a needle prick; what should I do?
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