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The Chicago Tribune recently reported that AIDS is the number one cause of death for African Americans between the ages of 25 and 44. Once again, AIDS is on the rise in the United States and around the world. More women, more college students and more people over the age of 50 are at greater risk than ever before. It's really something you need to know about.
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An estimated 500,000 Americans have died of AIDS since the disease first appeared in the early '80s. |
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For the past decade, there have been an estimated 40,000 new infections per year. |
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It is estimated that of the 850,000–950,000 Americans living with HIV one in four are unaware of their infection. |
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An estimated two-thirds of new cases come from people who are unaware that they are infected with HIV. |
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In 2000, HIV/AIDS was among the top three causes of death for African-American men ages 25–54 and African-American women ages 35–44. |
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Black women account for 72% of all the new HIV cases in women. |
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67% of black women with HIV contracted it from heterosexual sex. |
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African American women are 23 times more times likely to be infected with AIDS than white women. |
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African American men are almost nine times more likely to be infected with AIDS than white men. |
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Seniors represent an estimated 14% of total AIDS cases, and senior women represent 18% of female AIDS cases. |
Source: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov)
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