A) Explain why the number of new cases of HIV infection is increasing in teens each year. b) What can you tell someone when they say HIV/AIDS only affects homosexual males?

Answer in paragraph form using 5-7 complete sentences.

50,000 people are infected with HIV each year, and 1 in 4 is 13 to 24 years old. Youth make up 7% of the more than 1 million people in the US living with HIV. About 12,000 youth were infected with HIV in 2010. The greatest number of infections occurred among gay and bisexual youth. Nearly half of all new infections among youth occur in African American males.The risk for HIV for most youth begins when they start having sex or start injecting drugs. HIV causes a serious infection that, without treatment, leads to AIDS and early death. All youth should know how HIV is transmitted and prevented, understand what puts them at risk for HIV, and be tested if they are at risk.

You can just be there for them because support is what they need and basically what everyone needs. Just be their for them tell them it could happen to anyone, because in reality it could happen to anyone because you never really know a person...

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