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AIDS in Africa | AIDS PAC Candidate Endorsement | Take action
Senate Floor Speeches Introducing the CARE Reauthorization Act
| "We cannot confuse progress with victory – this epidemic is far from over." |
| ~ Helene Gayle, M.D., M.P.H., former Director of the CDC's National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention |
Total Reported AIDS Cases
- In the United States, the cumulative number of reported AIDS cases from the beginning of the epidemic in 1981 through June 2001, is 793,026.
- 40,894 cases were reported in the United States between June 2000 and July 2001.
- 457,667 deaths from reported AIDS cases have occured since the beginning of the epidemic.
The World Health Organization announced that HIV/AIDS is now the "world's most deadly infectious disease", and holds fourth place among causes of death worldwide.