As we approach World AIDS Day 2007 (December 1), we need to be mindful of just how serious a concern HIV/AIDS really is. With all that’s going on in the world, we seem to overlook this serious issue, despite that it’s a big problem in this country, as well.
In the past, I had read articles about the AIDS rate in Washington, D.C. but, I hadn’t really paid attention to the numbers — until today. Where the national average for AIDS cases is 14 per 100,000 people, D.C. has a rate of 128 per 100,000 (over 9 times the national average). Furthermore, in 2005, a full 9% of pediatric AIDS cases in the United States were in D.C.
City officials say that people aren’t going in for testing so, infections are not detected until they develop into full-blown AIDS.
Again, World AIDS Day is this Saturday. Get tested and be safe.
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