Epidemic Patterns of HIV - 1985 vs. 2004
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| How It's Happening |
Gender Gap Narrows |
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AIDS DIAGNOSIS HAS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AMONG WOMEN IN THE U.S. SINCE 1985, MORE THEN TRIPLING IN LESS THEN 20 YEARS. |
| Man-to-Man Sexual Contact |
THEN |
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| Injection-Drug Use |
NOW |
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| Heterosexual Contact |
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| Other |
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| Minorities Are Increasingly Hit Hard |
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANICS ARE BEING HIT DISPROPORTIONATELY BY HIV, TOGETHER ACCOUNTING FOR MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF NEW INFECTIONS OCCURING BETWEEN 2001 AND 2004. |
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PROPORTION OF
US POPULATION |
PROPORTION OF
NEW HIV CASES |
| African-American |
13% |
51% |
| Hispanic |
4% |
18% |
| Asian/Pacific-Islander |
4% |
1% |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
1% |
<1% |
| White |
68% |
29% |
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| Top 10 U.S. States |
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Florida
- Maryland
- Puerto Rico
- Louisiana
- New Jersey
- Delaware
- Georgia
- Tie: Connecticut, US Virgin Islands
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(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Statistics for 1985 vs. 2004. |
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