December 1st world aids day had me thinking about AIDS. I want to make a difference so i decided to start this group to spread awareness and facts about AIDS and HIV. So many of us young people think that it can never happen to us. An estimated 4,883 young people received a diagnosis of HIV infection or AIDS in 2004, representing about 13% of the persons given a diagnosis during that year. THIS GROUP IS TO SPREAD THE KNOW, PLEASE JOIN AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT THIS GROUP. IF THERE IS ANY INFORMATION FOR EVENTS OR OTHERWISE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE PLACED ON THIS PAGE EMAIL ME@
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-Over 22 million people have died from AIDS.-Over 42 million people are living with HIV/AIDS, and 74 percent of these infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa.-Over 19 million women are living with HIV/AIDS.-By the year 2010, five countries (Ethiopia, Nigeria, China, India, and Russia) with 40 percent of the world's population will add 50 to 75 million infected people to the worldwide pool of HIV disease.-There are 14,000 new infections every day (95 percent in developing countries). HIV/AIDS is a "disease of young people" with half of the 5 million new infections each year occurring among people ages 15 to 24.-The UN estimates that, currently, there are 14 million AIDS orphans and that by 2010 there will be 25 million.-Each year, about 700,000 children are infected with HIV by their mothers during pregnancy, delivery or breastfeeding. Prevention efforts fail to reach pregnant women, especially in developing countries with high mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV.
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