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I am posting this for people to read for information NOT to pass judgement. This is fresh off the presses from HIVInsite. It is very interesting how low the numbers actually are relative to the entire population and other diseases of people w. HIV and AIDS. If there are 800-900K people in North America and most of them are MSM, IVDU, then what are the chances really of a male hetero actually having sex w.a hetero female who is infected? The perception is that ythere are SO many MORE folks infected and living with this than there actually are...Also, has anyone read the book.."The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS"..?

I wish someone had REAL numbers on how many male/hetero/NON IVDU/NON BI men actually have this from having ONLY and HONESTLY protected vaginal sex. I have read all the data from CDC and many of the men who claim to have it from a prostitute, have actually on deep examination, admitted to BI-Sexual experience, or have done drugs by IV.

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On June 5, 1981, the United States Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the
first cases of what would later be called acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS.1 Since that
time, 774,467 cases of AIDS have been reported in
the United States (U.S.), including more than
42,000 cases in the last year alone. There have
been almost 450,000 AIDS-related deaths in the
U.S.2 An estimated 800,000 to 900,000 Americans
are living with HIV, including over 320,000 who are
living with AIDS, the most advanced form of HIV
disease.3 With the introduction of more effective
AIDS treatments, and resulting declines in AIDS
deaths, an increasing number of people are living
with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. However, new data from
the CDC suggest that the era of sharp declines in
AIDS deaths and new AIDS diagnoses in the U.S.
has come to an end, raising concerns about the
need to “re-energize” efforts to prevent new cases
and to expand access to treatment.4
While HIV/AIDS is a national epidemic, it has had
an especially severe impact on certain population
groups, including gay and bisexual men 5 , injecting
drug users and their sexual partners, young people,
and racial/ethnic minority communities. People of
color now represent the majority of new HIV
infections (74%) and people living with AIDS
(62%).2,3 The epidemic is also increasingly affecting
women and economically disadvantaged
communities.6 Women represent an increasing
proportion of new AIDS cases each year, with
African American women making up 64% and
Latinas making up 18% of new infections among
women.3 Half of all new HIV infections are
estimated to be among those under the age of 25. 7
Moreover, there is mounting evidence that the
geographic areas most severely affected by
HIV/AIDS are communities with high poverty
rates.6,8
Globally, the epidemic has already claimed almost
25 million lives.9,10 Around the world, 40 million
people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS,
with most living in the developing world.10 HIV is
now the number one cause of death in Africa and
the fourth leading cause of death globally.11 By
2020, HIV is expected to cause more deaths
worldwide than any other infectious disease in
world history.12 In addition to this enormous public
health impact, HIV/AIDS presents a development
crisis for many nations and has been recognized as
a security threat by the United Nations, the U.S.,
and other governments around the world.
The multiple threats posed by the epidemic have
led to both domestic and global responses that
have produced some significant progress. Despite

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