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The new face of AIDS. No longer a gay white mans disease.
What started out as a white mans homosexually-transmitted disease has switched gender and race to become a black womans disease. There is quite a bit of speculation about why this is happening. Some studies link genetic possibilities. Evolutionary studies of Africans show a genetic trait that helps protect them from malaria. The bad news is that this genetic trait also makes them more susceptible to HIV. According to US News and World report, 60% of African Americans carry the trait and 90% of Africans carry it. The good news is that those carrying the trait live with the disease two years longer on average than those without the trait.[read more...]