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Every hour , someone under the age of 21 gets infected with HIV in the US.

HIV / AIDS statistics. Every hour , someone under the age of 21 gets infected with HIV in the US. 1 in 4 new infections in the US occurs in people between the ages of 13 - 19. HIV is spreading faster among people under the age of 25 than any other age group.

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Every hour , someone under the age of 21 gets infected with HIV in the US.

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  1. HIV / AIDS statistics Every hour, someone under the age of 21 gets infected with HIV in the US. 1 in 4 new infections in the US occurs in people between the ages of 13 - 19 HIV is spreading faster among people under the age of 25 than any other age group

  2. AIDS related illnesses are the 6th leading cause of death among people between 15 - 24 AIDS is the leading cause of death for African Americans ages 25 - 44 About 40 million children world wide will have lost their parents to AIDS by 2010

  3. At the end of 2006: • Worldwide: • 40 million people living with HIV or AIDS • 4.3 million new infections per year • This equals: • 14,000 new infections daily or 600 infections every hour • Every minute 6 people between the ages of 10 - 25 are infected with HIV and over 1/2 of all new infections. • HIV/AIDS is a "disease of young people" with half of the 5 million new infections each year occurring among people ages 15 to 24. 74 % of the above are in Africa

  4. In the US through 2005: • 956,019 people infected with AIDS with another 25% undiagnosed and unaware of their HIV infection. • 769,635 cases in males • 186,383 cases in females • 9441 in children under the age of 13 • Ages 15 - 19 is 5,289 • Ages 20 - 24 is 34,795

  5. In Missouri through 2005: • 10,630 HIV/AIDS cases • 9466 are in males • 1164 are in females

  6. In St. Louis through 2005 • 6,616 AIDS / HIV case • About 3000 in the city • 4508 are diagnosed AIDS (1/2 of them have died) • 2108 are HIV positive

  7. In Kirkwood as of 2003: • 61 cases of AIDS • 32 reported cases of HIV

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