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Volume 346:1842-1843 June 13, 2002 Number 24 Next

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For a child, the risk of becoming infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a stark example of the difference between being born in a rich country and being born in a poor country. In the United States, the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a vanishing disease among children. Throughout the world, however, the number of new HIV infections in children continues to increase (see Figure). In 2001, an estimated 800,000 children under 15 years of age were newly infected, 2.7 million children were living with HIV infection, and 580,000 died of AIDS, according to UNAIDS and the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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