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HIV/AIDS in the United States

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic has had a substantial impact on the health and economy of many nations. This paper however, talks about who's infected, how many people are living with the disease HIV/AIDS, how the disease is transmitted, global impact, and how we can prevent this dreadful disease from happening.
In the beginning, the male homosexual community was the most affected group due to infection as a result of anal sex. Bisexuality and drug abuse slowly transmitted the disease to the heterosexual community, and as we entered the nineties, a shift of prevalence to the heterosexual community was noticed. Most alarming however, is the fact that one of the fastest growing populations to be infected with HIV/AIDS is the young adult population, inclusive of high school and college students.
AIDS was first identified in the USA in 1981. The epidemic has now spread to every part of the USA and to all sectors of society.......

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