World AIDS Day

At the end of 2004, the CDC estimates that 415,193 people were living with AIDS in the USA.
Of these,
35% were white
43% were black
20% were Hispanic
1% were of other race/ethnicity.

Of the adults and adolescents with AIDS, 77% were men. Of these men,
58% were men who had sex with men (MSM)
21% were injection drug users (IDU)
11% were exposed through heterosexual contact
8% were both MSM and IDU.

Of the 93,566 adult and adolescent women with AIDS,
64% were exposed through heterosexual contact
34% were exposed through injection drug use.

An estimated 3,927 children were living with AIDS at the end of 2004, of whom 97% probably acquired the infection from their mothers.

...WOW. Just wanted to do my part to spread the awareness. Have a happy Friday and great weekend!