Today is World AIDS Day. Globally, 33 million people are living with HIV infection - most of them in developing nations. An estimated 2.7 million were infected with HIV in 2007 alone. In the United States, more than 1 million people are living with HIV. Still think AIDS isn't your problem?
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More on World AIDS Day 2008 and the state of the HIV pandemic here.
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"In the United States, more than 1 million people are living with HIV. Still think AIDS isn't your problem?"
Yes, the same number that have been "infected" for the past 20+ years:
http://www.reviewingaids.com/awiki/index.php/Document:US_HIV_Prevalence…