Is HIV on the rise in the US?

[Lilly d]

If so, WHY? From what I've read HIV is not exactly easy to get, normally people are getting it from someone they've had sex with on numerous occasions. Plus, it seems like most people I know have been tested for HIV. I keep reading about how it's on the rise and I'd just like to know where. I dont know anyone who has it and after time it just doesnt seem like it'd be the easiest disease to hide. Not to sound rude, but is it mainly in the lower class african american population? I have read that blacks are the number one carrier of it. Are they more susceptible to it than whites or something? I just ask because they are the highest risk group (aside from gays and now women?) and there is that whole epidemic in Africa.

[derekbradley4000]

It's on the rise all over the world. And when you see budget shops like LiDL and Aldi starting to sell condoms that are most likely substandard, it's likely to increase even more.

[mixedraceperson]

.The examples used in your statement are inaccurate because you (or the statisticians) have clearly merged the statistics for a given 'Ethnic' group (the 'African-Americans') with that of those for a given 'Racial' group (the 'Black Americans') -- thus, providing exaggerated numbers in regards to the 'Ethnic' group.You see -- our society really needs to try to begin to understand that the 'African-American' (AA) 'Ethnic' group is *not* the same group as the ’Black American' (BA) 'Race' group -- that the two (2) terms are *not* synonymous and that the two (2) terms should *not* be used inter-changeably.We are *not* speaking of ‘semantics’ here – but rather – the BAs & AAs are two (2) different groups of people.The AAs are the (largely Mixed-Race) ETHNIC group.The BAs are the (Mono-Raced) RACE group.As confusing as it seems -- the U.S. government [due to racism & wanting to stigmatize the part of their lineage that was from Africa which, by the way, is only one (1) part of their lineage] --- has labeled those individuals who are the known "descendents of the survivors" of the system of chattel-slavery found in the USA as being AAs (the hyphen is used in reference to acknowledging the fact that most of them are Mixed-Race, with African & non-African blood lines) AND has labeled those people who are "volitional immigrants"who are directly from places such as the continent of Africa, the West Indies, etc. -- as being BAs(with the word 'Black' used in reference to acknowledging the fact that they are of a Mono-racial full-Black lineage).In addition, it should also be remembered that – although some AAs adhere to a socio-political ‘identity’ that is often described by the slang term of “black”—the AAs are actually *not* a "Race" group at all -- but rather they *are* a largely Mixed-Race 'Ethnic' group (and the socio-political ‘identity’ that a person chooses *does not* change their racially-mixed ancestral lineage).Most (+70%) of the people born to two (2) parents who are of the AA ‘Ethnic’ group are of a ‘Multi-Generational Multi-Racially ‘Mixed’ (MGM) lineage – while the people born to two (2) parents who are of the BA ‘Racial’ group – on the other hand – are of a Mono-Racially ‘Black’ lineage.There is a big difference between a largely Multi-racial 'Ethnic' group and between a Mono-racial 'Race group.In addition, there is also a big difference between one's socio-political 'identity' (ex. "black") and one's ancestral racial 'lineage' (ex. 'Mixed').Just because a person adheres to a given socio-political 'identity' does *not* change the composition of their ancestral 'lineage'.Also -- the 'One-Drop' Rule (the false teaching that 'any amount' of Black ancestral lineage make a person "full black") is nothing more than pure-racism.The racist 'One-Drop Rule' (used only by the United States government, by the way) was created duringthe antebellum, chattel-slavery era by White racial supremacist in order to get people to believe the false racist myth that the so-called White "race" was "pure"and to falsely view the Black "racial" admixture (even the slightest amount) within someone's ancestral lineage as being "tainted".To embrace the 'One-Drop Rule' is the equivalent of BOTH embracing "racism" and embracing the false teaching that a Mixed-Race person's Black lineage is "tainted".My advice is that a non-Racist should *not* embrace the concept of the 'One-Drop Rule' -- as "Black blood"is *not* "tainted" -- and should never be perceived or embraced as being so (not even in the name of so-called "pride" and "unity").In addition, legally-speaking, attempted forcible application of the racist 'One-Drop Rule' -- against any individual or group -- was made illegal and ruled as unconstitutional by the United States Supreme Court in 1967 via the case of 'Loving vs. The State of Virginia'.Through the 'Loving vs. Virginia' case, the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled against both all of the laws banning Interracial marriage -- and -- also ruled that any so-called law which forcibly applied the 'One Drop Rule' -- was racist, discriminatory, illegal, unconstitutional, and non-enforcible.http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1402 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1400Related Links:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixedhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/MGM-Mixed http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FGM-Mixed------------------------PLEASE NOTE------------------------ Dr. Luigi Caveli-Sforza, who is the Executive Director of the Human Genome Project and the world's foremost authority on human geneticshas both tested and proven that more that 70% of all AAs have a full ancestral lineage which consists of +20-30% White / European and more than +25% Amerindian bloodlines.--- That means that the 'average' (+70%) person born to two (2) parents who are both members of the AA Ethnic group actually has slightly less than 50% Black / African blood lineage found in his or her full-ancestral lineage.For more information -- see supporting links listed below:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1399http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1032http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1034http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/991http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1570http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation-Mixed/message/1573--------------------------- ADDED NOTE ---------------------It should also be noted that -- contrary to popular belief and myth spread among many groups who are not educated or informed on the whole topic -- it was not the group that is currently being referred to as being the African-Americans (AAs) -- who chose this term for them -- but rather -- like so many of the other terms used to describe them -- this term was also implemented by the United States federal government (starting with the 1990 United States 'Census Bureau' Forms).If a person insists on spreading the 'myth' that it was the AAs who chose this term for themselves -- it is clearly indicative of the fact that they have never even once actually studied the entire topic and are simply basingtheir comments on assumption-based ignorance --rather than objective facts and empirical evidence..

[Kassie M]

Yes it is on the rise in the US and globally. Here is a list of stats from my HIV class and local HIV organization I volunteer for:-1400children will die of HIV/AIDS today-15 million children orphaned by HIV/AIDS as of 2004-3.1 million people died from HIV/AIDS in 2004 (globally)-8000 people die each year from HIV/AIDS-17.6 million women are living with it-15000 people are infected daily-2.5 million children are living with it (15 and under)-More than 40 million people are living with itIt is growing because it is transfered through daily activities such as unprotected sex, drug use, and on rare occasions childbirth. But people are out there trying to educate others, giving out condoms, New Mexico has a new system that gives out clean needles for free (which has helped considerably). Educated people who are not afraid are less likely at risk. Get to know the truth about it and how it works. Education is the key!