On Oct. 30, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a 10-minute speech on the renewal of the Ryan White CARE Act and the elimination of the HIV travel ban in the U.S. Watch the speech and share your comments!
"What is the most outlandish myth I've heard about HIV? It's that you can get it from spit or mosquitoes ... even toilet seats, or touching someone. I think that's one myth that I've heard a lot: that you can get HIV by just hugging or touching somebody." Read more.
-- Kizmet Cleveland, Americorps VISTA Member, Cleveland, Miss.
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"What is the most outlandish myth I've heard about HIV? It's that you can get it from spit or mosquitoes ... even toilet seats, or touching someone. I think that's one myth that I've heard a lot: that you can get HIV by just hugging or touching somebody." 
