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Dawn Stacey M.Ed, LMHC

It's National HIV Testing Day

By , About.com GuideJune 27, 2010

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Do you have multiple sex partners? Do you not always use condoms or female condoms when having sex?  If you answered "yes" to either of these questions, you may be more at risk for HIV infection.

According to About.com's AIDS Guide, Mark Cichocki, who also recently covered the White House Briefing on the National AIDS Strategy, there are about 1.1 million people living with HIV in the US alone. Of those, about 20% have no idea they are infected. What's more, those 20% are believed to be responsible for 70% of the 56,000 new infections in the US each year.

Find out all you need to know from Mark Cichocki's special page on National HIV Testing day. Learn all the things you can do to make an impact in your own family and your own community when it comes to HIV testing and awareness.

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