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8. Where can I find updated statistics on HIV and AIDS?

8. Where can I find updated statistics on HIV and AIDS?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posts statistics about HIV and AIDS in the United States on its website: www.cdc.gov. The CDC website is also available in Spanish at www.cdc.gov/spanish. Or you can call the CDC toll-free
at 1-800-342-2437 (English) or 1-800-344-7432 (Spanish) to request information.
Global HIV/AIDS statistics are available from UNAIDS at www.unaids.org and from the World Health Organization at www.who.int/hiv.
Statistics about HIV and AIDS in New York State are listed on the State Department of Health website: www.health.state.ny.us. Or call the New York
State HIV/AIDS Hotline to request information:
1-800-541-2437 (English)
1-800-233-7432 (Spanish)
HIV/AIDS TTY information line: (212) 925-9560.
Voice callers can use the New York Relay System:
call 711 or 1-800-421-1220 and ask the operator for (212) 925-9560.
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New HIV/AIDS drug treatments have lowered the number of AIDS-related deaths in the United States.

If you are HIV positive and pregnant, there are medicines you can take that can greatly decrease the chances of your baby having HIV.