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25% of reported HIV cases are among 13- to 24-year-olds

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25% of reported HIV cases are among 13- to 24-year-olds

January 03, 2013

http://q13fox.com/2013/01/03/25-of-reported-hiv-cases-are-among-13-to-24-year-olds/

 

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A Center for Disease Control and Prevention report stated that among the 50,000 people infected each year with HIV, 25 percent of those cases are among 13- to 24-year-olds. “It’s critical that teens have the facts about HIV and how to prevent it,” said Dr. Yolanda Evans of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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