Ms. Flynn
8th Grade Science
House 3
8th Grade Science
House 3
Jessica Holmes
6/16/09
6th Period
6/16/09
6th Period
....The Virus that Causes AIDS By: Jess Holmes For: Ms. Flynn's Class - 2009 |
* Nationwide, 87.9% of high school students had ever been taught about AIDS or HIV
infection in school
* Half of all new HIV infections occur among adolescents
* In 2004, an estimated 4,883 people ages 13-24 received a diagnosis of HIV infection or
AIDS, representing about 13% of the people given a diagnosis that year
* African-Americans were disproportionately affected by HIV infection, accounting for 55%
of all HIV infections reported among young persons ages 13-24
* An estimated 232 young people with AIDS died in 2004
* In 2004, an estimated 7,761 young people were living with AIDS, a 42% increase since
2000, when 5,457 young people were living with AIDS
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