At the beginning of the infection, there are no signs.

It is important to know if you are sick to:

• have treatment and be cured
• do not transmit the disease, it is contagious.

It is possible to be a carrier of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus, an infection before AIDS) without knowing it.

It is important to know if you are infected:

• not to transmit the virus, it is contagious
• to get in touch with a doctor to get free treatment: treatment allows you to have a long and normal life, with the possibility of having children
• to have information on means of protection.

You may have the hepatitis virus and not know it.

It is important to know if you are sick:

• to put in contact with a doctor for support and free treatment if necessary
• not to transmit the virus, it is contagious
• to have information on means of protection
• to get a hepatitis B vaccine, depending on your situation.

The screening centre team travels to structures which accommodate exiled persons (asylum seekers, beneficiaries of subsidiary and temporary protection, stateless persons), for example in the CPH.

Ask a professional at your accommodation centre to tell you which day you can get tested.