Mock HIV Rapid Test

The Minnesota AIDS Project offers free HIV and anonymous HIV testing. This video is a glimpse of what a rapid HIV test looks like.
For more information about HIV, to find out if you are at risk, or to find out where to get an HIV test call the MAP AIDSline 612.373.2437, 800.248.2437, tty 612.373.2465/888.820.2437

You can also email the MAP AIDSline at mapaidsline@mnaidsproject.org or chat live with someone from the MAP AIDSline at www.mnaidsproject.org

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[GODHATESWBC]

If I had been this patient, I would not have been able to take any of this information in - the counsellor talked way too fast - very poor .....

[Jibjub80]

I'm curious about a couple of things. When I have gotten tested, they did not prick my finger, but took a vial of blood from my arm. Depending on the test site, I would either get the results the same day or two weeks later, as one offered the rapid test, whereas the other sent the blood to a lab which wasn't on the premises and performed the traditional ELISA. How accurate are the finger sticks compared to a venipuncture? Do the finger sticks check for HIV2 as well as HIV1 or HIV1 only?

[Jibjub80]

@helpfulVidz Yes, getting a test for HIV can be quite scary, but it is best to know your status, unless you feel that you feel that you cannot cope with the possibility of a reactive result (and some people can't). In that case, it is important to use extra caution if you think you may have contracted the virus. A negative result can certainly give you peace of mind.

[helpfulVidz]

omg im so scared to get it.