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DC's AIDS/HIV Rate Soars

Proportion higher than in West Africa: official

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(Newser) – The soaring 3% HIV/AIDS rate in Washington, DC, is triple the proportion that qualifies as a “generalized and severe epidemic,” according to a new report. That means some 15,120 people in the city over the age of 12 are infected, the Washington Post reports. Such rates are “on par with Uganda and some parts of Kenya,” said a local HIV/AIDS official. The reports found HIV and AIDS have jumped 22% since the end of 2006.

The HIV/AIDS rate in Washington is far beyond a
The HIV/AIDS rate in Washington is far beyond a "generalized and severe epidemic" level.   (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Washington's HIV/AIDS rate matches Uganda's and parts of Kenya's, says an official.
Washington's HIV/AIDS rate matches Uganda's and parts of Kenya's, says an official.   (Shutterstock)
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shaniqua.jackson
Mar 15, 09 8:00 AM CDT
hey naacp, al & jesse !!! this sure looks like a racist disease. maybe ol' jeremiah wright was right. me, i think it all comes down to morals abd personal choices. Reply
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Mar 15, 09 11:24 AM CDT
well no more black male prostitutes for me Reply
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Reader9713228
Mar 15, 09 1:23 PM CDT
I only drove through there in '93 but noted a high homeless population. I do NOT want to point a finger at the homeless there. I certainly was surprised, although I am not sure why, that DC had so many. It has been a fear of mine that ANY plague of any sort would rapidly spread through that communal system. Shelters have no heath standards such as prisons do. Reply
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radnip
Mar 16, 09 4:46 AM CDT
Is it the homeless or the uninsured? Is it the high black population or the high faith population? Is it no education about safe sex because talking about sex could send you to hell...? Reply
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SPH
Mar 16, 09 1:13 PM CDT
All of the above...And throw poverty into the mix as well....
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