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Free Rapid HIV Testing 3/8 & 4/24
No appointment needed – just walk in!
Thursday 3/8/12 and Tuesday 4/24/12
1 – 4 pm
Michael Hall, Room 208/209
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NYS Public Health Law: HIV Testing
New York State Public Health Law requires that an offer of HIV testing be made to all persons aged 13-64 seeking hospital or primary care services except under specific circumstances. This includes students seeking services from a physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner at University at Buffalo’s Student Health Services. Testing is confidential and voluntary.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS and is passed from an infected person to another during unprotected sex (oral, anal, and vaginal sex without a condom). HIV can also be passed through contact with blood from a person with HIV from activities like piercing, tattooing or injecting drugs of any kind. The purpose of routine voluntary HIV screening in all primary health care settings is to increase the number of people being screened and to protect the health of HIV positive individuals and the health of their contacts.
If your test is negative, you can learn how to protect yourself from HIV infection in the future.
If your test is positive, you can take steps to prevent passing the virus to others and you can receive treatment for HIV.