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HIV on the rise among Georgians over 50
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Contemporary Sexuality
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September 1, 2008
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More older people in the state of Georgia are contracting HIV/AIDS than 10 years ago. In 1998, 189 men and women over age 50 became HIV-positive. Today, that number has risen to 341 new annual infections.
"What accounts for these numbers is a mixture of patients infected previously who are presenting late in the ...
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