... currently infected with HIV(HIV/AIDS 1). It infects the population heavily in some areas of the country and very lightly in other areas. No race, sex, social class, or age is immune(AIDS Understanding 10). AIDS has killed more americans than the Vietnam War, which killed 58,000(AIDS Understanding 10). ... diseases that AIDS patients usually die from(Drotman 164). HIV is transmitted three ways. One way is through unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex. The most risky is anal sex because the anus doesn't stretch. Therefore, it is easier for the skin to tear and bleed. This makes it easier ...

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History of AIDS 3 AIDS: A growing epidemic What is the first thing you think about when you hear the word AIDS? Most people think of a deadly virus that is transmitted by sex, needles, or blood transfusions. Then there are those who believe that one can get AIDS by hugging someone. Many of these people don't realize the severity of this modern plague. ... transmitted by sexual contact, semen or cervical secretions, direct inoculation or injection of blood in tissues or blood vessels, blood, serum, plasma, or mother-child transmission through the placenta or breast milk. Sexual contact is ho...

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