What is the HIV test?

It is a simple process that shows if you have been infected with HIV ( human innumodeficiency virus).
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.

HIV is spread mainly by:

• Having sex with a person infected with HIV
• Sharing a needle or syringe with a person infected with HIV

HIV can also be spread by:

• A mother infected with HIV to her baby before, during, or after birth (through breastfeeding).
• Receiving infected blood. This is very unlikely today, since donors are carefully screened and all blood is tested before use.