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Today is World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day is held on December 1 each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first day was held in 1988.

Find out how much you know about HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention by taking this online quiz: Are you HIV aware? The quiz was designed by the folks at WorldAidsDay.org. Test your knowledge and awareness by taking the quiz and act aware by passing the quiz on and sharing it with your friends on Twitter and Facebook.

If you don’t like this quiz, then AVERT has others. Take a quiz here:

http://www.avert.org/quizzes

A major part of HIV prevention and awareness is getting tested. Find out where to get tested here:

http://aids.gov/news-and-events/awareness-days/world-aids-day/

or here:

https://locator.aids.gov/

Find out more about HIV Awareness and Prevention here.

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