Lashell Nathaniel
In Chicago the HIV/AIDs rates for young teenagers between the ages of 13-19 years old are really high .According to www.chicagotribunes.com “According to a new study from the centers for disease control and prevention, 26 percent of HIV patients are ages 13 to 24, rates are highest among young gay and bisexual men among young African Americans. It is a shame that kids that has just become a teenager is contracted with HIV and it is mostly the innocent ones. According to www.un.org, More than 36 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDs, more than two thirds of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. (COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS ARE LEAST ABLE TO PAY FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT).
Many people are not fully aware of how many young teenagers are getting affected by HIV. HIV is a virus that can become AIDS if not treated properly and can be deadly to anybody that can contract the virus. Teenagers being affected can affect the rate of teenagers that aren't affected with HIV, because in all honesty not to many teenagers get tested for STDs and HIV if they have had unprotected sex only until they notice that something is unusual with them and by that time if they were affected with HIV it could have become AIDs, because of how long they went without getting any medical assistance. We should all get teenagers even adults more aware of HIV/AIDs so they will not become the next victims and increase the rates!
In Chicago the HIV/AIDs rates for young teenagers between the ages of 13-19 years old are really high .According to www.chicagotribunes.com “According to a new study from the centers for disease control and prevention, 26 percent of HIV patients are ages 13 to 24, rates are highest among young gay and bisexual men among young African Americans. It is a shame that kids that has just become a teenager is contracted with HIV and it is mostly the innocent ones. According to www.un.org, More than 36 million people worldwide are living with HIV/AIDs, more than two thirds of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. (COUNTRIES MOST AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS ARE LEAST ABLE TO PAY FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT).
Many people are not fully aware of how many young teenagers are getting affected by HIV. HIV is a virus that can become AIDS if not treated properly and can be deadly to anybody that can contract the virus. Teenagers being affected can affect the rate of teenagers that aren't affected with HIV, because in all honesty not to many teenagers get tested for STDs and HIV if they have had unprotected sex only until they notice that something is unusual with them and by that time if they were affected with HIV it could have become AIDs, because of how long they went without getting any medical assistance. We should all get teenagers even adults more aware of HIV/AIDs so they will not become the next victims and increase the rates!