Before you all go spreading holiday cheer and counting down the days til Christmas (24), GO GET TESTED! As I'm sure you all know, today in World AIDS day, and as much as I love joking around and being silly, I am very serious! Take your partner, your sister, your partner's partner, everybody! Hold hands, go to your doctor, the free clinic, WHEREVER! JUST GO! I know you've heard this over and over again, and we're all grown so there's no need to fake the funk. Just do yourself the favor and get tested!
Check the Facts!
- Blacks accounted for 49% of the estimated 35,962 AIDS cases diagnosed in the US
- 1 in 4 new HIV infections occur in people between the ages of 13 and 20
- Every hour, two young Americans between ages 13 and 24 are infected with HIV
- Over 75% of the worlds infected people do not know they have HIV or AIDS
- AIDS is the fourth leading cause of death globally
- AIDS is the leading cause of death in Africa
http://www.hivaidssearch.com/facts/hiv_aids_factual_statistics.htm
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