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  2. Sexual practices between women - Wikipedia

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    HIV can be spread through bodily fluids, such as blood (including menstrual blood), vaginal fluid and breast milk, or by oral sex if the person has cuts or sores in her mouth or poor oral hygiene. [41] Bacterial vaginosis, which doubles the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections like HIV/AIDS, [45] [46] occurs more often in lesbian ...

  3. Criminal transmission of HIV in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In July 2010, the White House announced a major change in its HIV/AIDS policy; the "National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States" stated that "the continued existence and enforcement of these types of laws [that criminalize HIV infection] run counter to scientific evidence about routes of HIV transmission and may undermine the public health goals of promoting HIV screening and treatment."

  4. Misconceptions about HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    The spread of HIV/AIDS has affected millions of people worldwide; AIDS is considered a pandemic. [1] The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2016 there were 36.7 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, with 1.8 million new HIV infections per year and 1 million deaths due to AIDS. [2]

  5. CDC releases report on first HIV cases 'likely' spread from ...

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    Apr. 26—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the first known cases of HIV reportedly spread through so-called vampire facials were tied to a spa in Downtown Albuquerque. A CDC ...

  6. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    There are now antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) available to treat HIV infections. There is no known cure for HIV or AIDS but the drugs help suppress the virus. By suppressing the amount of virus in the body, people can lead longer and healthier lives. Even though their virus levels may be low they can still spread the virus to others. [75]

  7. Drugs, sex and harm reduction: New vending machines could ...

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    HIV climbs nationally among people who inject drugs, data show People who inject drugs made up 8% of the 32,100 estimated new HIV cases nationally in 2021, the latest year the data is available.

  8. HIV/AIDS - Wikipedia

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    In 2023, 630,000 people died from HIV-related causes, an estimated 1.3 million people acquired HIV and about 39.9 million people worldwide living with HIV, 65% of whom are in the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. [5] [7] HIV/AIDS is considered a pandemic—a disease outbreak which is present over a large area and is actively ...

  9. Man Born with HIV Shares How He and His Wife Are ... - AOL

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    Joseph Kibler was born with HIV, but through a strict regimen of medications, he's currently undetectable. He and his wife, Carey Cox, are currently expecting their first baby in April 2025, and ...