Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Macedonia MBC Operation Hope
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8645 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98444 A Division of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
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Free HIV Testing
All HIV Tests and Prevention Counseling Services Are Free:
Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church
Hours: Mon -- Fri 10am to 2pm
8645 Pacific Ave,.
Tacoma, WA 98444
Telephone 253-537-5449
HIV testing and counseling takes about 20-25 minutes.
Please feel free to stop by or call us at: 253-537-5449
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Finding a Testing Site
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Your risk of getting HIV or passing it to someone else depends on several things.
Do you know what they are? You might want to talk to someone who knows about
HIV. You can also do the following: Call or Visit Macedonia MBC Operation Hope
Telephone: 253-537-5449
About HIV and AIDS
HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This is the virus that causes AIDS.
HIV is different from most other viruses because it attacks the immune system.
The immune system gives our bodies the ability to fight infections. HIV finds and
destroys a type of white blood cell (T cells or CD4 cells) that the immune system
must have to fight disease.
AIDS stands for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the final stage of
HIV infection. It can take years for a person infected with HIV, even without
treatment, to reach this stage. Having AIDS means that the virus has weakened
the immune system to the point at which the body has a difficult time fighting
infections. When someone has one or more of these infections and a low number
of T cells, he or she has AIDS. For more information view the CDC questions and
answers on HIV science. Visit the CDC web site about Basic Information
concerning HIV and AIDS put them at risk for HIV). Click Here for more