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Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth

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More than half of young people in the United States who are contaminated with HIV are not aware of it, according to a report by government health officials that zeroes in on among the continuing to be hot spots of HIV infection in America. Young people ages 13 to 24 account for 26 percent of all new HIV infections, according to the report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which was launched on Tuesday in advance of World AIDS Day on December 1. "Given everything we know about HIV and how to prevent it in 30 years of fighting the disease, it's just unacceptable that young people are becoming infected at such high rates," CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden stated on a teleconference with reporters.

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Dr. Thomas Frieden

Overall Sentiment: 0.0196319

Relevance: 0.350818

Sentiment	Quote
-0.056977	"Given everything we know about HIV and how to prevent it in 30 years of fighting the disease, it's just unacceptable that young people are becoming infected at such high rates," CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden said ...
0.0439091	"We have to correct a lot of myths and misconceptions," Frieden said. ...
-0.0693573	"We have to correct a lot of myths and misconceptions," Frieden said. "It is astonishing the level of ignorance about basic physiology that may high school and middle school students have."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 3 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0824252 Mean: -0.027475066666667 Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Dr. Kevin Fenton

Overall Sentiment: -0.265056

Relevance: 0.235074

Sentiment	Quote
-0.0939046	"We are particularly concerned about what is happening with HIV among young black gay and bisexual men," Fenton said. ...
-0.0305159	"We are particularly concerned about what is happening with HIV among young black gay and bisexual men," Fenton said. "They account for 39 percent of all new infections among youth and more than half of new infections among young men who have sex with men."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1244205 Mean: -0.06221025 Standard Deviation: 0

Dr. Melanie Thompson

Overall Sentiment: 0.36702

Relevance: 0.154028

Sentiment	Quote
0	"It is a huge challenge," said Thompson, ...
-0.0747005	"It is a huge challenge," said Thompson, "but I think if we do this from the point of view of trying to end an epidemic that is decimating our young people, and do it in a way that is science-based, I think we can make progress."
Sentiment Stats:	Number of Quotes: 2 Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0747005 Mean: -0.03735025 Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Viral Hepatitis

Overall Sentiment: -0.113463

Relevance: 0.139724

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HealthCondition: HIV

Overall Sentiment: 0.0411322

Relevance: 0.934852

FieldTerminology: HIV

Overall Sentiment: 0.0354877

Relevance: 0.380484

Organization: CDC

Overall Sentiment: 0.0212158

Relevance: 0.368866

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Infected and unaware: HIV hitting America's youth

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More than half of young people in the United States who are infected with HIV are not aware of it, according to a report by government health officials that zeroes in on one of the remaining hot spots of HIV infection in America

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