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Bring the frightening facts of HIV/AIDS to your school

Create a chart of how many people are infected everyday in the U.S. Display the frightening statistics, including:

Number of people living with HIV/AIDS: 1.1 million, including more than 468,000 with AIDS
Number of AIDS deaths since beginning of epidemic: 583,298, including 14,561 in 2007
Percept of people infected with HIV who don't know it: 21%
In 2006, black women accounted for the largest share of new HIV infections among women -- a whopping 61%.

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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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