General Questions:

1.   What is HIV?

2.   What is AIDS? What causes AIDS?

3.   Where did HIV come from?

4.   How long does it take for HIV to cause AIDS?

5.   How can I tell if I'm infected with HIV? What are the symptoms?

Testing for HIV:

6.   Where can I get tested for HIV infection?

7.   What are rapid HIV tests?

8.   Are there other tests available?

9.   How long after a possible exposure should I wait to get tested for HIV?

10.   If I test HIV negative, does that mean that my partner is HIV negative also?

11.   What if I test positive for HIV?

12.   I'm HIV positive. Where can I get information about treatments?

13.   How many people have HIV & AIDS?

14.   Why is CDC recommending that all pregnant women be tested for HIV?

15.   How safe is the blood supply in the United States?

Transmission and Prevention:

16.   How is HIV passed from one person to another?

17.   Can I get HIV from kissing on the cheek?

18.   Can I get HIV from open-mouth kissing?

19.   Can I get HIV from performing oral sex?

20.   Can I get HIV from someone performing oral sex on me?

21.   Can I get HIV from having vaginal sex?

22.   Can I get HIV from anal sex?

23.   How effective are latex condoms in preventing HIV?

24.   Is there a connection between HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases?

25.   Why is injecting drugs a risk for HIV?

26.   How can people who use injection drugs reduce their risk for HIV infection?

27.   Can I get HIV from getting a tattoo or through body piercing?

28.   Are health care workers at risk of getting HIV on the job?

29.   Are patients in a dentist's or doctor's office at risk of getting HIV?

30.   Should I be concerned about getting infected with HIV while playing sports?

31.   Can I get HIV from casual contact (shaking hands, hugging, using a toilet, drinking from the same glass, or the sneezing and coughing of an infected person)?

32.   Can I get infected with HIV from mosquitoes?