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Treating TB Infection

This pamphlet, for persons at risk for TB, provides general information about TB, including a definition, how it is spread, the difference between latent TB infection and active TB disease, the meaning of positive and negative TB test results, the need for medications, tips to help remember to take the medication, and possible side effects.

Sífilis y HSH (Hombres que Tienen Relaciones Sexuales con Hombres)

This information sheet discusses syphilis, an STD caused by a bacterium, among men who have sex with men (MSM). It describes the disease, its transmission, stages, symptoms, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment and provides statistics on the number of cases in the United States. The sheet also discusses the increase in syphilis among MSM as well as the high rates of HIV coinfection in MSM with syphilis, and explains how syphilis infection makes individuals more susceptible to acquiring or transmitting HIV.

Voices of Experience: Living with HIV. Denise

This audiovisual file is a podcast featuring a woman living with AIDS. The woman tells the story of how she was diagnosed with HIV at age 16, how she was able to get information about the disease and treatment, and how that experience made her into an advocate for helping others. She emphasizes the importance of HIV testing.

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): A Potential New Method for HIV Prevention

This pamphlet discusses pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a medical term for giving medicines that fight HIV to people who are not infected before they are in contact with the virus, to try and prevent infection. The pamphlet explains that this approach is being studied in clinical trials with injection drug users in Asia; men who have sex with men in the United States, Africa, Asia, and Latin America; and heterosexual men and women in Africa. Results of the trials will be available in late 2009 and 2010.

Viral Hepatitis: Information for Gay and Bisexual Men

This information sheet discusses the viral infections Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C, which cause liver disease. It describes the modes of transmission for each, the epidemiology of these diseases in the United States, the difference between acute and chronic disease as well as the symptoms, methods of diagnosis, and treatment. The information sheet explains the high risk of these diseases among gay and bisexual men and notes that experts recommend that gay and bisexual men should be tested for Hepatitis B and should be vaccinated for Hepatitis A and B.

Hepatitis C: General Information

This information sheet provides general information about hepatitis C. It explains that hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, and hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by a virus. The information sheet discusses the effect of hepatitis C on the liver, the acute and chronic forms of the disease, hepatitis C transmission, its epidemiology, the seriousness of the disease, its symptoms, diagnostic tests that are used, who should be tested, the treatment, and how people with hepatitis C can take care of their liver.

Hepatitis B: Informacion General

This information sheet provides general information about hepatitis B. It explains the disease; provides statistics on hepatitis B in the United States; and discusses at-risk persons, transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of Hepatitis B. It promotes vaccine as the best method of preventing the disease and lists persons who should get vaccinated against hepatitis B.

HIV Testing in the US

This information sheet provides data on HIV testing in the United States. It states that not enough people know their HIV status by getting tested. It discusses who has been tested and breaks down statistics by race, sex, age, and state. It also gives information on how to locate a testing location.