The Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation is an organization which tests erotic actors for AIDS on a scheduled basis. In the 1980s, an outbreak of AIDS caused a number of deaths of erotic actors. This led to the creation of the Foundation which helped set up a system in the U.S. where erotic actors in the adult film industry are tested for AIDS every 30 days. All sexual contact is logged, and a positive test result triggers the contacting and re-testing of all sexual partners during the previous three to six months. A pornographic actor or a porn star is somebody who appears in pornographic movies, live sex shows or peep shows. ... The Red Ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with... MacGyver is one of the symbols of the 1980s in America The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The Red Ribbon is a symbol for solidarity with HIV-positive people and those living with AIDS. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a collection of symptoms and infections in humans resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal Republic George... Pornographic movies appeared shortly after the creation of the movie technology that made them possible. ...

This system has resulted in low rates of HIV transmission, and hence low rates of infection among erotic actors: reportedly, not a single HIV test had been positive in the four year period prior to 2004. Human immunodeficiency virus (commonly known as HIV, and formerly known as HTLV-III and lymphadenopathy-associated virus) is a retrovirus that primarily infects vital components of the human immune system such as CD4+ T cells, macrophages and dendritic cells. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Director of the AIM Health Care Foundation, Sharon Mitchell, a former erotic actor, left the industry to qualify in public health counseling and sexology before setting up the Foundation in 1998. Sharon Mitchell (left) with Amber Lynn in Liquid Love Sharon Mitchell (born January 18, 1956) is the Director of the Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation, that she set up in 1998. ... Sexology is the systematic study of human sexuality. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

In 2004, a male performer, Darren James, tested positive for HIV and, to prevent another HIV outbreak, an urgent search was initiated for his potentially infected partners. A total of four more performers were diagnosed with the virus by the end of the testing rounds, including one unrelated case. James apparently had contact with 12 other women since his previous negative HIV test. Darren James Darren James (born Darren Keith Edwards on February 25, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former African-American pornographic actor who sent shock waves throughout the adult entertainment industry and made worldwide headlines after being diagnosed with the HIV virus. ...

See also

• AIDS test
• ELISA
• PCR

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External links

• Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation official website
• Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation FAQs