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Suggested Reporting Language for the HIV Laboratory Diagnostic Testing Algorithm

This guide is intended to clarify complex testing outcomes and guide laboratory reporting of test results to providers and health department surveillance programs.

Black Men Perspectives on PrEP, STDs and Condoms: Focus Group Findings

This report focused on focus groups performed with black MSM enrolled in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to determine their thoughts about condom use and STDs, with the goal of helping to inform the national conversation about condom and STD prevention messages that work for this population.

Estimated HIV Incidence and Prevalence in the United States 2010–2016

This report discusses the estimated HIV incidence and prevalence in the United States 2010–2016.

HIV Prevention for Hispanic/Latino Gay and Bisexual Men

This report outlines how CDC and its partners are using prevention efforts to reverse the trend of HIV among Hispanic/Latino Gay and Bisexual Men.

PrEP Handbook for Healthcare Providers

Handbook developed by the DC DOH provides guidance on how to advise patients on the benefits of PrEP.

Ending the AIDS Epidemic: The Advantage of Cities

This report summarizes the critical role urbanization practices play in large cities and how they can be used to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Illustrating HIV/AIDS in the United States, 2015 Update

AIDSVu offers a variety of ready-made materials and data sets to help illustrate the impact of HIV in the United States. This report presents the state of HIV/AIDS in the United States using 2012 data.

HIV and Injection Drug Use Syringe Services Programs for HIV Prevention

This Vital Signs highlights the importance of expanding access to SSPs, which provide sterile needles and syringes and ideally offer many other comprehensive services to help improve the health of PWID and their communities, such as treatment for substance use disorder, HIV, and hepatitis testing and linkage to treatment, and safe disposal of used syringes.

History of Condoms

Video on the development and use of condoms.

How HIV Affects Your Immune System, Brain, Gut, and Skin

This article provides a comprehensive overview of the systemic effects of HIV, highlighting how the virus silently impacts multiple organ systems before obvious symptoms appear. It explains that HIV initially targets the immune system by depleting CD4+ T cells, leading to chronic inflammation and gradual immune suppression. The article also details how HIV infiltrates the gut, causing mucosal damage, microbial translocation, and gastrointestinal symptoms, which further stress the immune system.