On 1 Jun 2006 15:47:02 -0700, "Strife767" <strife767@gmail.com> wrote:
>Funny how with AIDS "destroying" the homosexual community as you claim,
>the homosexual community doesn't seem to drop as a percentage at all.
>In fact, it seems to be growing.
HIV/AIDS among Men Who Have Sex with Men
www.cdc.gov/hiv/
In the United States, HIV and AIDS have had a tremendous effect on men
who have sex with men (MSM). MSM accounted for approximately two
thirds of all HIV infections among men in 2003, even though only about
5% to 7% of men in the United States identify themselves as MSM [1,
2]. The number of HIV diagnoses for MSM decreased during the 1980s and
1990s, but recent surveillance data show an increase in HIV diagnoses
for this group [3]. Given the high prevalence of HIV infection in
young MSM of minority races and ethnicities, there is a continued need
for culturally diverse prevention and education services.
STATISTICS
Cumulative Effect of HIV Infection and AIDS (through 2003)
* An estimated 503,305 MSM (440,887 MSM and 62,418 MSM who inject
drugs) had received a diagnosis of AIDS, accounting for 67% of all men
and 54% of all people who received a diagnosis of AIDS [1]
* An estimated 295,981 MSM (257,898 MSM and 38,083 MSM who inject
drugs) with AIDS had died, accounting for 68% of all men and 56% of
all people with AIDS who died [1].
* At the end of 2003, an estimated 207,323 MSM (182,989 MSM and
24,334 MSM who inject drugs) were living with AIDS, representing 66%
of all men and 51% of all people living with AIDS [1].
http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pubs/facts/msm.htm
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