Washington: AIDS has taken epidemic proportions, especially among gay The U.S. federal capital Washington is affected by the AIDS epidemic, with nearly 3% of HIV-positive, according to a study released Monday by the health services of the city.
The U.S. federal capital Washington is affected by the AIDS epidemic, with nearly 3% of HIV, especially among blacks and forties, according to a study released Monday by the health services of the city.
At the end of 2008, approximately 3% of people aged over 12 years were living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes AIDS, according to this study.
By comparison, the infection rate in Washington has nearly 600,000 inhabitants is higher than in poorer countries and less developed such as Burkina Faso and Ukraine (1.6% of HIV-positive, according to the United Nations Conference on AIDS, UNAIDS).
Those most affected are black and adults aged 40 to 49 years (about 7% of HIV-positive in both groups).
According to the study, the main modes of transmission are homosexual men unprotected (nearly 4 out of 10), unprotected heterosexual sex (28%), then the use of syringes by drug addicts (18%)
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