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(Medical-NewsWire.com, November 27, 2012 ) Houston, TX -- The prevalence of HIV cases in the modern world is a concern needing more attention from all concerned groups. Being a precursor to the more serious disease called acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), the information campaign on human immunodeficiency virus or HIV deserves better support than what it is getting now. More and more people are getting infected due to ignorance and the rapid growth of these figures should a cause for concern worldwide.
In an effort to intensify the campaign of HIV awareness, a company selling HIV test kits for home use has been approved by the government recently. BBC News has reported that Government estimates suggest 1.2 million people in the US are HIV-positive, but 20% do not know they are. This being the case, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it hopes the over-the-counter test will reach people who might not otherwise get tested.
HIV/Aids awareness groups has admired the approval of the said test. According to Tom Donohue, founding director of Who's Positive, “"This test will allow anyone to empower themselves to know their HIV status when, how and with whom they want to," a report from the Associated Press said.
Former Los Angeles Lakers basketball player Magic Johnson, a celebrity figure known to have aids has this to say about the home test kit, "After I announced ... people were running out to actually get tested ... We had a good run for about five or six years where we were talking about it openly. But fast-forward to today, people are not talking about it like they used to." He further added, "I think the suspense would have been taken away. Would I have reacted the same way? Yes. But what saved my life? Early detection. I got on some meds right away. In the black and brown community, what happens is a lot of time we find out too late, so the meds can't help us."
We all know what early detection can do. However, a lot of people die just because tthey never knew they got it in the first place. Having government support anonymous testing will encourage more people to get tested early enough. The Communicable Diseases Act has emphasized that HIV testing should be free and anonymous and must be availed from any health clinic, family doctor’s office or private clinic anywhere. Also, teenagers and minors are recommended to contact local youth centers and clinics for support and advice.
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