[Mockingbird For Short]

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AIDS Cases by Exposure Category

Following is the distribution of the estimated number of diagnoses of AIDS among adults and adolescents by exposure category. A breakdown by sex is provided where appropriate.

Exposure Category	Estimated # of AIDS Cases, in 2003
	Male	Female	Total
Male-to-male sexual contact	17,969	-	17,969
Injection Drug Use	6,353	3,096	9,449
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	1,877	-	1,877
Heterosexual contact	5,133	8,127	13,260
Other*	281	276	577

Exposure Category	Estimated # of AIDS Cases, Through 2003
	Male	Female	Total
Male-to-male sexual contact	440,887	-	440,887
Injection Drug Use	175,988	70,558	246,546
Male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use	62,418	-	62,418
Heterosexual contact	56,403	93,586	149,989
Other*	14,191	6,535	20,726

* Includes hemophilia, blood transfusion, perinatal, and risk not reported or not identified.

[Bush2000]

AIDS is not a "gay disease" -- it's a "behavioral disease". It compromises the immune system without discrimination. It doesn't care whether you're a male or female. It doesn't care about the color of your skin.