CDC Web Updates: New Items Added to CDC's HIV Web site

CDC Web Updates: New Items Added to CDC's HIV Web site

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December 4, 2013

Three Updated Fact Sheets Were Recently Added to the HIV Website

Updated Fact Sheet: HIV in the United StatesMore than 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV infection, and almost 1 in 6 are unaware of their infection. 

Updated Fact Sheet: HIV Among LatinosHIV infection is a serious threat to the health of the Hispanic/Latino community. In 2010, Hispanics/Latinos accounted for over one-fifth (21% or 9,800) of all new HIV infections in the United States and 6 dependent areas, despite representing about 16% of the total US population.

Updated Fact Sheet: HIV Among Transgender People in the United States Transgender communities in the United States are among the groups at highest risk for HIV infection. The term gender identity refers to a person’s basic sense of self, and transgender refers to people whose gender identity does not conform to a binary classification of gender based on biological sex, external genitalia, or their sex assigned at birth.