HIV

Did you know…?

• If less than 50-200 copies of the HIV virus is present in a drop of blood, the person will test negative for HIV
  
• HIV is the leading killer among African-American men ages 25 to 44, and the third among men of Hispanic decent in the same age group
  
• The leading cause of contracting HIV, among African-American men, is through sexual intercourse with men
  
• The rate of women contracting HIV is rapidly rising from heterosexual contact
  
• Men also contract the disease from having sex with women
  
• If needles used for tattoos and body piercing are not new and sterile you run the risk of becoming infected with HIV
  
• There are no immediate symptoms of HIV. You may begin to experience flu like symptoms: fever, swollen glands, muscle aches, diarrhea, and fatigue or rash, which are often written off as nothing but the flu

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