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Office of Minority Health |
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Priority Areas-HIV/AIDS |
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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) was first reported in the United States in 1981 and has since become a major worldwide epidemic. AIDS is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). By killing or damaging cells of the body's immune system, HIV progressively destroys the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. People diagnosed with AIDS may get life-threatening diseases called opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make healthy people sick.!
Florida ranked third in the nation among the number of AIDS cases in 2005. HIV/AIDS is the leading cause of death for both male and female non-hispanic blacks ages 25 to 44. In 2002-2004 5,146 new cases were reported in Florida. Non-hispanic blacks accounted for 14% of the population but 49% of all adult AIDS cases and 53% of all adult HIV cases in 2005 in Florida. The rate of AIDS cases among black adult males is seven times greater than among white males. Among women the disparity is even greater. The reported AIDS case in 2005 were 49% among Blacks, 25% among Whites, and 16% among Hispanics. Blacks accounted for 21% of the pediatric population (under 13) in Florida, in 2005, but 80% of all pediatric AIDS cases.
! National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Institute of Health (March 2005). HIV Infections & AIDS: An Overview. |
Data and Statistics |
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HIV/AIDS Trends & Statistics |
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Monthly Surveillance Reports |
Florida CHARTS (Community Health Resource Tool Set) |
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Program Services |
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HIV/AIDS Program |
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Patient Care Services |
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HIV/AIDS Resources |
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Centers for Disease Control: HIV/AIDS |
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