Visitors of globallepiphany.com found out that among other things, the website offered information on HIV/AIDS, a disease that the humanity has been fighting hard against for over 25 years.

The page focused on AIDS estimated that there must be around 33 million HIV carriers while every day, more than 7 thousand people get infected. It seems that most cases occur amongst people who are extremely poor. In the U.S.A. the rate of new infections is apparently much higher than it has been estimated and it especially affects Hispanics and African Americans.

The website also highlighted some information made available by the CDC: it seems that in 2006 the rate of new infections was much higher among African Americans and Hispanics than among other ethnicities. Also, CDC information showed that ever since the nineties, the rate of HIV is higher in gay and bisexual men.

The aim of this web page was to make people aware so that they could stay safe and to encourage them to get tested. It therefore pointed out that there were three main ways in which HIV can be transmitted: exposure of the child to the HIV virus during or after birth, unprotected sexual contact, the sharing of syringes and needles and so on and so forth. It also stressed that food sharing, the use of dishes, touching door knobs and using toilets are not ways in which this virus is transmitted. People are encouraged to be cautious, especially when they have more than one sexual partner, to avoid taking risks and to use condoms. It is explained that people who are drunk or high are usually more likely to have unprotected sex or to take unnecessary risks. Moreover, the website advised people to talk to their sexual partners about each other’s HIV status and to restrain from having unprotected sex until they are in a stable relationship, fully aware of their partner’s health.

Visitors of the website were also encouraged to get tested. It is explained that even a one time exposure to HIV infection makes testing a must, as there is a chance that the person in question could have been infected. The website provided a phone number to which anybody was able to send a text message to find out where the nearest place to get tested was . It also shared the link of a website where this information was made available.