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Women & AIDS: Basic Facts About AIDS & HIV

 

During 1996, AIDS became the leading killer of men and the third leading killer of women between the ages of 25 and 44. It beat out cancer and heart disease. And the numbers of people living with the AIDS virus continue to go up. AIDS is a problem that will be with us for a long time to come. It will continue to kill people unless we take action to stop it.

Some people believe that AIDS is a problem in large cities and the towns near them. This is true. But AIDS is also found all across the country, in smaller cities and towns, as well as in rural counties. Every state in the U.S. is reporting cases of AIDS and the number of infections continues to rise.

Many of these new cases are women, especially women of childbearing age. Therefore, women must be able to take control of their lives to avoid infection with AIDS. People say: Knowledge is Power; what you know gives you the power to control your life. Learning the real facts about AIDS and the HIV (AIDS) virus lets you make decisions that can keep you AIDS-free.

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