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Does this greatly effect chance of infection?

This is not just for me but for general and for people who live in my area.

I live in Staten Island, New York where there are 500,000 people in population. Of the 500,000, 2,000 are HIV positive and it's the lowest amount of HIV people in the whole city by a large margin. The City, Brooklyn, Queens and Bronx combined is about 133,000 people living with HIV and around 2,500 for new HIV diagnosis per year. In Staten Island, again where I live, about 45 people get diagnosed each year, with it being one of the lowest even across New York State and of the people that are involved here, me, the girl, and my partner, we are all white and 17. HIV statistics state that 7 people in our age group with white skin were reported with an HIV diagnosis in 2010. Also in New York alone (The City, Brooklyn, Staten Island, Bronx and Queens) only 135 people who are ranged from 13-19 were reported with a new HIV diagnoses.
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1907998 tn?1331839319
condoms and dont share needles work.and when you get into a long term relationship both get tested.
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186166 tn?1385259382
wear condoms and don't share iv drug works...then you won't have to worry about statistics
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