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Prevent signs of hiv

HIV can take years before weakens your immune system to the point that you have AIDS. Such symptoms, however, cannot themselves be interpreted as definite signs of hiv infection or AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS requires signs of severe immune deficiency, which cannot be explained by any factor except HIV. This generally requires an HIV test.
World AIDS Day provides us with a time to reflect on the impact of HIV, the lessons learned, the lives saved and lives lost. It is also a call to action to continue to improve our efforts to prevent HIV. As part of CDC’s HIV prevention efforts, this Vital Signs calls everyone to get an HIV test and those with HIV to get medical care that can save their lives and the lives of others.