HIV and AIDS: Who Is AffectedTopic OverviewHIV and AIDS can affect anyone. Worldwide, an estimated 33 million people are living with HIV or AIDS . footnote 1 In the United States, more than a million people are infected with HIV. footnote 2 Many of these people do not know they are infected. Since the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) became widespread in 1996, the incidence of AIDS has decreased. Factors responsible for the decline in the incidence of new AIDS cases include: footnote 3
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