CDC says HIV on the rise among young people

HIV on the rise

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Posted: 11/28/2012

Friday is World Aids Day and in advance of that, the Centers for Disease Control released a new study documenting a rise in HIV infection among America's young people.

The CDC collected data on 13 to 24 year olds and found that they accounted for 25% of the new cases in 2010.

More than half of young people infected with HIV were unaware of their infection.

Only 13% of high school students have been tested.

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