McLean County AIDS Task Force
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Phone: 309.827.AIDS (2437) | Fax: 309.827.0456
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What's This?  

Fact Sheets and General Information

Cause

• Overview of HIV/AIDS
• Questions and Answers: HIV is the Cause of AIDS    In English
• What is AIDS? What causes AIDS?    In English    

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The Virus

• What is HIV?    In English    
• Where did HIV come from?    In English
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2

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Transmission

• The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Its Transmission    In English    En Español
• Primary HIV Infection Associated with Oral Transmission    In English    En Español
• CDC National AIDS Hotline

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Opportunistic Infections

• Living with HIV/AIDS     In English    En Español
• Preventing Infections from Pets     In English    En Español
• Preventing Infections During Travel     In English    En Español
• Safe Food and Water     In English    En Español
• Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus
• Tuberculosis: A Guide for Adults and Adolescents with HIV
• You Can Prevent Cryptosporidiosis     In English    En Español
• You Can Prevent CMV (Cytomegalovirus) Infection     In English    En Español
• You Can Prevent MAC Disease     In English    En Español
• You Can Prevent PCP     In English    En Español
• You Can Prevent PCP in Children     In English    En Español
• You Can Prevent Toxo (Toxoplasmosis)     In English    En Español

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Testing for HIV

• HIV Infection and AIDS: Are You At Risk?    In English    En Español
• CDC National AIDS Hotline
• National HIV Testing Resources  
• Rapid HIV Testing

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Treatment and Care

• Caring for Someone with AIDS at Home    In English   En Español
• CDC National AIDS Hotline
• HIV/AIDS Treatment Information Service (ATIS)
• Taking Part in Research Studies: What Questions Should You Ask?     In English   En Español
• CDC HIV/STD/TB Prevention News

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Prevention of HIV

• HIV Prevention: Now More than Ever (PDF format - 219 Kbytes / 2 pages)    In English    En Español
• Preventing the Sexual Transmission of HIV, the Virus that Causes AIDS: What You Should Know about Oral Sex
• CDC's Role In HIV Prevention

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Populations at Risk

• On the Front Lines: Fighting HIV/AIDS in African-American Communities  (PDF format - 929 Kbytes / 13 pages)
• Protecting the Health in Latino Communities: Combating HIV/AIDS    In English   En Español  (PDF format - 1 Mbytes / 20 pages)
• Preventing Occupational HIV Transmission to Healthcare Personnel    In English    En Español
• Exposure to Blood - What Health Care Workers Need to Know

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Vaccines

• Vaccine Research

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This Site Last Updated:  Thursday, April 24, 2008 03:48:23 PM -0400