HIV /
AIDS:
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a virus that infects cells
of the human immune system, destroying or impairing their function. In
the early stages of infection, the person has no symptoms but is contagious.
However, as the infection progresses, the immune system becomes weaker,
and the person becomes more susceptible to opportunistic infections.
The most advanced stage of HIV is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
It can take 10-15 years for an HIV-infected person to develop AIDS but antiretroviral
drugs can slow down the process.
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Transmission
and Infection:
HIV can be transmitted through unprotected sexual
intercourse, sharing of contaminated
needles, and between a mother and her infant during pregnancy, childbirth
and breastfeeding.
Since 1981, more than 65 million people--and 1.2 million Americans--have
been infected with HIV worldwide.
It’s estimated that 15,000 people are currently
living with HIV or AIDS in
Colorado,
and
that one in four people who are HIV-positive are unaware that
they are positive since they have not been tested.
Free Testing:
Tri-County Health Department clients are tested for HIV/AIDS
through a partnership with Denver Health, which offers
free, confidential HIV testing and counseling at 605 Bannock
St, Room 161, Denver, Colorado. 303-602-3548.
(Website)
(Map)
(RTD
Bus Routes)
They
provide free confidential HIV testing and counseling
by appointment from 8 am to 5:30 pm on Mon and Wed;
and from 8 am to 4 pm
on Tues, Thurs and Fri. Call
303-602-3548 to schedule
an appointment.
Local Information and Resources:
• Colorado
AIDS Project
• Denver
Health (Free HIV Tests)
• Frequently Asked
Questions
• HIV/AIDS
Cases in Colorado
• HIV/AIDS
Cases in the US
• Project Angel Heart (Meals)
Find a testing site by Zip Code
• Zip Code Search
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World
AIDS Day:
World
AIDS Day, held on December 1st each year, is an occasion for people
around the world to raise awareness about the international health threat
presented by HIV/AIDS.
• World
AIDS Day Campaign
• AIDS
Timeline - 1980 to the Present
• Print a Flyer
• TCHD News Release
Related
Tri-County Pages:
• Community Health Data
• Disease Prevention and Control
• En Español / In Spanish
• Men's Health Services
• Minority Health Services
• News Release
• Nursing Services
• STD / HIV Testing
• Tuberculosis
• Women's Health Services
Important
Links:
• A to Z - HIV /
AIDS Index
• AIDS Info (CDC)
• AIDS Info (US
HHS)
• AIDS
Timeline 1980 - Present
• AIDS Walk Colorado
• African
Americans and HIV / AIDS
• Asians and HIV / AIDS
• CHIP Youth Program
• Colorado
AIDS Project
• Colorado Resource Directory
• Denver Health
• Fact Sheets (CDC)
• Famous People with HIV/AIDS
• Gay Men and HIV / AIDS
• Global Report (UN AIDS)
• Glossary
• Hispanics
and HIV / AIDS
• It Takes a Village
• Links to Services and Groups
• MSM - Men Who Have Sex With Men
• National Consultation Center (Providers)
• Native
Americans and HIV / AIDS
• Pediatric AIDS Foundation
• Rumors,
Myths, Hoaxes
• State Health Dept.
- CDPHE
• Statistics - Colorado
• Statistics
- U.S. (CDC)
• Surveillance Reports (CDC)
• Testing
Sites in Colorado
• The Body (For Newly Diagnosed)
• The Positive Project
• Tuberculosis and HIV / AIDS
• Women and HIV / AIDS
• Women's Lighthouse Project
• World Health Organization
En
Español
/ In Spanish:
• CDC
En Español
• Info SIDA
• Infecciones por el VIH
• Rumores, Mitos y Bromas
• Traducción
- Translation Tool
• Tuberculosis
Información
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