Hiv_aids Epidemic In The Us

The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States General U.S. Statistics •

Approximately 56,300 new HIV infections occurred in the United States in 2006. (CDC, Estimates of New HIV Infection in the United States, 2008)

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In 2007, an estimated total of 1.2 million people were living with HIV in the U.S. (UNAIDS, 2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic)

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Since the first reports of AIDS in the U.S. in 1981, it is estimated that at least 1.6 million people in the U.S. have been infected with HIV. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, Volume 16, 2005)

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Approximately one in five of people living with HIV in the U.S. are unaware they are infected. (CDC, HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States, 2008)

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Individuals who are unaware of their HIV-positive status potentially may account for 54 to 70 percent of all new sexually transmitted HIV infections in the U.S. (UNAIDS, December 2006 AIDS Epidemic Update)

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From 2002 to 2006, the estimated number of deaths of persons with AIDS in the United States decreased 17 percent. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

HIV/AIDS and Children: U.S. Statistics •

An estimated 100 to 200 infants in the U.S. are newly infected with HIV annually, nearly all through mother-to-child transmission. (CDC, Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission and Prevention, 2007)

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In 2006, 566 cases of HIV infection in children were newly reported in the U.S. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

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In 2006, 86 cases of AIDS in children were newly reported in the U.S. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

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From 2002 to 2006, the estimated number of AIDS cases in the U.S. decreased 64 percent among children under 13 years of age. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

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Since the beginning of the epidemic in the U.S., an estimated 8,460 children under the age of 13 diagnosed with AIDS were infected perinatally. (CDC, Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission and Prevention, 2007)

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HIV/AIDS and Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: U.S. Statistics •

From 2003 to 2006, the estimated number of newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS cases in the U.S. increased among whites and Asians/Pacific Islanders, remained stable among AfricanAmericans and Hispanics, and fluctuated among American Indians/Alaska Natives. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

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At the end of 2006, 46 percent of persons living with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. were African-American, 35 percent were white, 18 percent were Hispanic, 1 percent were Asian/Pacific Islander, and less than 1 percent were American Indian/Alaska Native. (CDC, HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States, 2008)

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African-Americans accounted for 45 percent of all new HIV cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2006. (CDC, Estimates of New HIV Infection in the United States, 2008)

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From 2003 to 2006, the estimated number of HIV/AIDS cases in the U.S. increased approximately 5 percent among males and decreased 6 percent among females. (CDC, HIV/AIDS Surveillance Report, 2006)

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In 2006, males accounted for 75 percent of all HIV/AIDS cases among adults and adolescents in the U.S. (CDC, HIV Prevalence Estimates—United States, 2008)

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