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Nelly Furtado and stars: Get tested

12:48 H | Topics: Celebrities - Health

It's HIV Testing Day and singer Nelly Furtado has a new song called "Promiscuous", which she hopes will spur talk between parents and kids about sex, and HIV/AIDS:

"When I was a little kid, Salt-N-Pepa's 'Let's Talk About Sex' came on the radio, and my mom was like, 'What's this?' " Furtado recalled. "And with my song, 'Promiscuous,' certain moms and dads are going to hear it and ask, 'What's this?' And kids are going to ask questions about sex. It can only encourage the conversation."

Nelly is banding together with other performers to get the word out about the importance of HIV testing. Stars Eve, Avril Lavigne and Pamela Anderson are urging Americans to get tested today by offering their personal take on testing:

"It's quick and easy and it can make a difference," said Pamela Anderson. "I have Hepatitis C, and there's no cure for Hepatitis C or AIDS, so it's really important to stop the spread of the disease since there is no cure."

"The reality is that people get sick," Furtado added. "But Magic Johnson showed that it's not the end of your life, but the beginning of awareness. When Magic contracted HIV, that was a pivotal point in AIDS awareness. It showed that anybody could get this disease."

Mexican beauty Salma Hayek is also a spokesperson for getting the test on the CDC's web site hivtest.org.

Via / VH1 News

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