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This HIV prevention medication is taken before exposure.
What is PrEP? (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis)
This became the global symbol of HIV/AIDS awareness.
What is the Red Ribbon?
This Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award–winning Broadway musical deals with themes of love, community and HIV/AIDS stigma.
What is Rent?
In 1991, this NBA legend shocked the world by announcing he was HIV-positive, helping raise global awareness about the disease
Who is Magic Johnson?
The INSTI HIV Self Test provides rapid results in 60 seconds, detecting HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies with over __% accuracy
What is "99%"?
This treatment is initiated after potential exposure to HIV, typically in occupational settings. It must be started within 72 hours after exposure and involves a 28-day course of antiretroviral medications.
What is PEP (Post-exposure Prophylaxis)?
He became a national advocate after being denied access to school for his HIV status.
Who is Ryan White?
In April 1987, this person famously shook hands with an AIDS patient at Middlesex Hospital in London without wearing gloves. This historic, public action directly challenged the prevailing myth that HIV/AIDS was transmitted through touch.
Who is "Princess Diana"?
This foundation has raised over $565 million to support HIV-related programs across ninety countries.
What is the Elton John AIDS Foundation?
This scientific concept, commonly used as an awareness slogan, means people with an undetectable viral load cannot sexually transmit HIV.
What is "U=U" (Undetectable = Untransmittable)?
Refers to the combination of medications used to treat HIV
What is ART (Antiretroviral Therapy)?
The year HIV was first clinically recognized in the U.S
What is 1981?
In this film, Matthew McConaughey won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Ron Woodroof, a straight Texas electrician diagnosed with AIDS
What is the Dallas Byers Club?
This RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 1 star used the platform to speak openly about living with HIV.
Who is "Ongina"?
This is the term for the amount of HIV in a person’s blood.
What is "viral load"?
This public health initiative aims to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S. by 2030
What is EHE (Ending the HIV Epidemic)?
This project memorializes people lost to AIDS and has become one of the largest ongoing community art projects in the world.
What is the AIDS Memorial Quilt?
Pedro Zamora was on this reality show as an openly gay, HIV-positive person, and sadly died only hours after the season finale aired.
What is The Real World?
This 1993 docudrama explores the early days of the AIDS epidemic, highlighting the challenges faced by the medical community and the political landscape surrounding the crisis.
What is "And the Band Played On"?
These are the primary immune cells targeted and destroyed by HIV.
What are "CD4 (T-helper) cells"?
This refers to medication taken after a possible non-occupational HIV exposure, and the clock starts ticking immediately.
What is nPEP (Non-occupational Post-exposure Prophylaxis)?
This man was one of the first activists against AIDS, back when the disease didn't even have a name.
Who is "Larry Kramer"?
This TV series provided a vital, modern look at the 1980s/90s ballroom scene, centering on Black and queer trans experiences with HIV/AIDS.
What is "Pose"?
Cyndi Lauper wrote this song for a friend who was dying of AIDS, and donated the proceeds to HIV/AIDS research.
What is “Boy Blue”?
According to the CDC, an HIV-infected person is defined as having AIDS if their CD4 T-cell count falls below this number per cubic milliliter of blood.
What is "200"?