Many individuals in Australia grow anxious and concerned directly following potential exposure to the HIV virus. As the anxiety grows so does their desire to test for HIV urgently to see if they have been infected by the HIV virus.

Certainly no sure cure exists today for HV so to combat rising HIV infection rates in Australia the only certain combatant is more HIV testing and early treatment for the virus.

With the incidence of HIV infection on the rise in Australia we must look at where the disease is coming from and focus on better education around HIV testing and HIV prevention to prevent this situation.

With HIV figures rising in Australia it is more important than ever to be aware of when and where you should be tested for this potentially deadly disease.

HIV test kits now allow users to carry out HIV testing at home with privacy and convenience. They are very accurate and will give results in minutes as to the HIV status of an individual.

And remember, this is diagnosed cases, it does not calculate people who have HIV and do not know as it shows no set symptoms and can go undetected from many years. It also does not count those who know butt have not been medically diagnosed within Au (...)

Anyone in Australia of any age, race, sex or sexual orientation can be infected with HIV but you're at the greatest risk of catching HIV/AIDS if you have unprotected sex.

Approximately 75% of the estimated HIV-1 infections in adults worldwide are the result of heterosexual intercourse. Unprotected sex between men and woman is the number one method of HIV transmission. If you are at risk, test for HIV.

An HIV home test kit is designed to test for the HIV virus into enable individuals to carry out this test without medical assistance. The HIV test kits are extremely reliable and the current technology tests for the HIV virus in one of two ways.

Let’s look at an extract from 2011 regarding the ratio of men to woman infected with the HIV virus. By 31 December 2011, men comprised 90% of the estimated 24,731 people with HIV in Australia.