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标 题: CDC:gay佬只占人口总数2%,但却是患艾滋病的高风险群体
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Tue Sep 30 15:14:19 2014, 美东)
CDC: Gay Men Only 2% of Population
September 30, 2014 - 1:21 PM
By Michael W. Chapman
(CNSNews.com) -- Men who have sex with men comprise about 2% of the U.S.
population but they are the risk group most affected by HIV, the virus that
causes AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
CDC) in their latest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).
The CDC also states that, “Most gay and bisexual men acquire HIV through
anal sex, which is the riskiest type of sex for getting or transmitting HIV.”
In the Sept. 26 MMWR, the CDC states, “Gay, bisexual, and other men who
have sex with men (MSM) represent approximately 2% of the United States
population, yet are the risk group most affected by human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV).”
“In 2010,” says the CDC, “among persons newly infected with HIV, 63% were
MSM” and “among persons living with HIV, 52% were MSM.”
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Gay rainbow flag. (AP Photo)
In noting that Sept. 27 was “National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day,”
the CDC further said it wanted to “direct attention to the continuing and
disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) and
acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on gay, bisexual, and other men
who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States.”
In addition to reporting that most homosexual men “acquire HIV through anal
sex,” the CDC website says, “Having more sex partners compared to other
men means gay and bisexual men have more opportunities to have sex with
someone who can transmit HIV or another STD. Similarly, among gay men, those
who have more partners are more likely to acquire HIV.”
Despite federal spending to combat AIDS and the ongoing efforts of the CDC,
the health agency reported that between 2008 and 2010, “new HIV infections
increased 22% among young (aged 13-24) gay and bisexual men and 12% among
gay and bisexual men overall,” regardless of age. |
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