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HIV AIDS in the USA

Is the subject of AIDS & HIV in USA taboo?

If you mentioned to a local that you are HIV positive in USA will that be taken with scorn or taboo?

Where are the most popular AIDS & HIV clinics in USA?

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The female face of HIV: 'Everyone's at risk'

More than a quarter of new infections in the United States every year are in women, and of the 1.1 million Americans with the AIDS virus, 280,000 are female, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black women are especially vulnerable.

Source: NBCNews.com: Health

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Most Americans With HIV Skip Treatment CDC Says


HIV drugs can keep patients healthy, but most Americans with the virus are skipping them, a startling new study finds.



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I can't understand if you have a virus in your body as deadly as AIDS is that you knowingly would want to skip drugs that can help you.

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Number of HIV infections falling in United States, but fails to meet reduction goals

The number of new HIV infections occurring annually in the United States decreased by an estimated 11 percent from 2010 to 2015, while the HIV transmission rate decreased by an estimated 17 percent during the same time period, according to new research. Ref. Source 6r.

HIV AIDS in the USA

Cost-effective ways to combat HIV risk among intravenous drug users identified. With the abuse of opioids on the rise in the United States, researchers are concerned that increased HIV transmission from shared needles won't be far behind. Ref. Source 1f.

HIV AIDS the USA

Yes, we need to find a way to limit the scourge of HIV. I am all for limiting the spread by whatever means this includes limiting it among intravenous drug users.