Why isn't AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - still a major issue that people are talking about?
The United States of America has one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world!
In 2007, globally, about 2 million people died of AIDS, 33 million were living with HIV and 2.5 million people were newly infected with the virus.
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By race, 54 percent of the new infections in the United States occur among African Americans, and 64 percent of the new infections in women occur in African American women. Black women are most likely to be infected with HIV as a result of sex with men who are infected with HIV. They may not be aware of their male partners’ possible risk factors for HIV infection, such as unprotected sex with multiple partners, bisexuality, or injection drug use.
Half of all new infections in the United States occur in people 25 years of age or younger.
75 percent of the new infections in women are heterosexually transmitted.
We are all for the campaign to "Vote or Die," and every one has urged Americans to vote, but why aren't we still concerned with encouraging EVERYONE to get tested for AIDS?
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By race, 54 percent of the new infections in the United States occur among African Americans, and 64 percent of the new infections in women occur in African American women. Black women are most likely to be infected with HIV as a result of sex with men who are infected with HIV. They may not be aware of their male partners’ possible risk factors for HIV infection, such as unprotected sex with multiple partners, bisexuality, or injection drug use.
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Half of all new infections in the United States occur in people 25 years of age or younger.
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He/She says, I don't want to use a condom, "it feels better without one" or "don't you trust me?"-- Every time you lay with someone and choose NOT to use a condom, you put yourself at RISK at getting an STD or HIV.
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In the African American community AIDS can sometime be seen as a "White man's disease" or a "gay man's disease." Those who become infected or affected by AIDS often choose not to reveal that their family member died because of AIDS. When they pass on, AIDS is never revealed as the cause of death. Instead, family members choose to reveal that their family member died of an illness, which was essentially caused by the virus. But, we need to speak up!!
Infected or affected, those who are suffering with HIV or AIDS are just like you and I. Make the choice and GET TESTED! USE A CONDOM!
What's the reality?...HIV/AIDS is STILL an issue, GET TESTED!!!
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