1. December 2004 • swoll
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This just landed in my inbox:
AIDS.ORG: World AIDS Day, December 1, 2004
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<><> KNOW THE FACTS ABOUT HIV/AIDS <><>
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WORLDWIDE
* 39.4 million people are living with HIV/AIDS
* 4.9 million people (2.4 million children) infected in 2004
* 50% of people living with HIV are women
* Young women/girls 2.5 times more likely to become infected than males
* 11 million young people are living with HIV/AIDS, ages 15-24
* 3.1 million men, women, & children died of AIDS in 2004
* 28.1 million people have died of AIDS since 1981
* Every 6 seconds, a new person is infected with HIV
* Every 10 seconds, a person dies of HIV/AIDS
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<><> TAKE ACTION—WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP <><>
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LEARN – EDUCATE – DONATE – VOLUNTEER – PARTICIPATE
* Donate to AIDS.ORG or other nonprofit AIDS charities
* Educate Yourself – get the facts, get tested
* Educate Others – teach what you have learned to those close to you
* Protect yourself – Protect others
* Volunteer with an AIDS organization in your community
* Register for a local AIDS walk
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** PREVENTION STARTS WITH YOU – GET TESTED
** HELP AIDS.ORG – HELP OTHERS
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AIDS.ORG: Educating – Raising HIV Awareness – Building Community
a nonprofit AIDS education organization & project of Community Partners
http://www.aids.org
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