] When the Centers for Disease Control announced last
] November that the American South has more people living
] with HIV and AIDS than New York or San Francisco, it came
] as a shock to people who've always associated AIDS with
] urban centers.
]
] According to the CDC, the 17-state Southern region, from
] Texas to Washington, D.C., not only has more residents
] with HIV and AIDS, it also has the ugly distinction of
] being the only area in the country with a significant
] increase in infections (9 percent). And worse, the CDC
] says the South accounts for 40 percent of people
] estimated to be living with AIDS and 46 percent of the
] estimated number of new cases.