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AIDS Prevention Having an Effect
Updated federal estimates of the annual number of new HIV infections in the United States, released yesterday, reveal that although the AIDS epidemic here is worse than previously thought, prevention efforts appear to be having some effect.
 

25 Years of AIDS

Twenty-five years after the first diagnosis of the first case of AIDS, the world is finally waking up to the epidemic.

• VIDEO: Caring for AIDS Orphans
• TIMELINE: 25 Years Later
• QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge on AIDS
• Q & A: Solving Critical Problems

» FULL COVERAGE HIV/AIDS

Take the Quiz

Test Your Knowledge on AIDS

1) HIV was transmitted to humans from which of the following
Chimpanzee
Gorilla
Kangaroo
Elephant

2) Which country has the second largest number of AIDS cases?
India
Nigeria
South Africa
Indonesia

3) Approximately how much has Washington, D.C. spent on fighting AIDS over the last eight years?
$10 million
$500,000
$500 million
$8 million

4) About how many people in the District were living with AIDS in 2005?
1 out of 35 residents
1 out of 20 residents
1 out of 75 residents
1 out of 22 residents

5) Who is the first American celebrity to be publicly diagnosed with AIDS?
Arthur Ashe
Magic Johnson
Freddy Mercury
Rock Hudson

6) Which city has displayed the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt in its entirety five times?
San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
New York
Richmond

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Note: This is an unscientific survey of washingtonpost.com readers.

From the Archives

In this five-part series, fifteen years after AIDS entered our vocabulary, the Post sketched a picture of a new world of AIDS.

Photo Galleries: The Trip

Eleven soccer-playing teens from the D.C.-area spent two weeks in Africa. See the team in action on the field -- and off.
» Photo Galleries: The Trip

Blog: Worlds United

Read their first-person experiences with HIV/AIDS and poverty.
» Blog: Worlds United

Interactive: The Team

Hear what each player had to say both before and after heading to South Africa.
» Interactive: The Team

AIDS Infection Rate in U.S. Higher Than Previously Estimated (Post, August 2, 2008; 2:24 PM)
 
House Votes to Continue and Expand President's Global Effort Against AIDS (Post, April 3, 2008, Page A04)
 
Vaccine Failure Is Setback in AIDS Fight: Test Subjects May Have Been Put at Extra Risk Of Contracting HIV (Post, March 21, 2008, Page A01)
 
The AIDS Relief Miracle (By Michael Gerson, March 12, 2008, Page A19)
 
Pact Would Give Global AIDS Fight Triple the Money (Post, February 28, 2008, Page A01)
 
African AIDS Crisis Outlives $15 Billion Bush Initiative (Post, February 20, 2008, Page A09)
 
Laura Bush Promotes AIDS Initiative (AP, February 17, 2008; 10:39 AM)
 
Bush Asks Congress to Back AIDS Program (AP, February 17, 2008; 2:51 AM)
 
HIV-AIDS Curriculum To Expand In the Fall: 'We're in a Crisis,' Rhee's Assistant Says (Post, January 17, 2008, Page DZ03)
 
Teen Voices of AIDS: As the Epidemic Continues, Some Young Victims Begin to Speak Up (Post, January 8, 2008, Page HE01)
 
A Shot at Stopping AIDS (By Seth Berkley, December 18, 2007, Page A25)
 
Lawmakers Protest HIV/AIDS Travel Rule (AP, December 11, 2007; 1:54 PM)
 
Getting AIDS Education on Track in India: In a Country Where the Topic Is Taboo, Government Delivers Message by Train (Post, December 7, 2007, Page A29)
 
New HIV-AIDS Cases Dip in Va.: 6,000 May Not Know They're Infected, Studies Say (Post, December 6, 2007, Page B01)
 
When It Comes to AIDS, a Tale of Two Washingtons (By Jose Antonio Vargas, December 2, 2007, Page B01)
 
Estimate of AIDS Cases In U.S. Rises: New Test Places the Rate Of Infection 50 Percent Higher (Post, December 1, 2007, Page A01)
 
Bush Seeks More Funds for AIDS Fight: President Meets With Religious Groups Involved in Battle Against the Disease (Post, December 1, 2007, Page A02)
 
Let's Unite Against HIV-AIDS (By Laura Bush, December 1, 2007, Page A15)
 
Reporter Gets Circumcised to Fight AIDS (AP, November 30, 2007; 3:22 PM)
 
Protest, Forums To Mark AIDS Day: Commemoration Comes After Sweeping Report On Infection Rate in D.C. (Post, November 30, 2007, Page B02)
 
Clinton Urges Sweeping Action on AIDS (AP, November 29, 2007; 11:21 PM)
 
U.N. to Cut Estimate Of AIDS Epidemic: Population With Virus Overstated by Millions (Post, November 20, 2007, Page A01)
 
Obituaries: R. Scott Hitt; Doctor Led Presidential AIDS Panel (Post, November 10, 2007, Page B06)
 
Failure of AIDS Shot Linked to Cold Virus (Post, November 8, 2007, Page A24)
 
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