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In 2006, the number of cases of HIV in children who had been sexually molested by homosexual men, reached a record high.  
 
In 2006, the number of cases of HIV in children who had been sexually molested by homosexual men, reached a record high.  
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== Modern AIDS treatment and its significant reduction in mortality ==
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== Modern AIDS treatment and its current significant reduction in mortality ==
    
In 2018, website Managed Care declared in their article ''HIV/AIDS treatment drastically reduces mortality and helps to limit transmission'':
 
In 2018, website Managed Care declared in their article ''HIV/AIDS treatment drastically reduces mortality and helps to limit transmission'':
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The caveats: About 40,000 Americans are newly infected every year. And HIV infection is still among the top 10 leading causes of death among Americans between the ages of 25 and 44.<ref>[https://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/2018/11/hivaids-treatment-drastically-reduces-mortality-and-helps-limit-transmission HIV/AIDS treatment drastically reduces mortality and helps to limit transmission], Managed Care, 2018</ref>}}
 
The caveats: About 40,000 Americans are newly infected every year. And HIV infection is still among the top 10 leading causes of death among Americans between the ages of 25 and 44.<ref>[https://www.managedcaremag.com/archives/2018/11/hivaids-treatment-drastically-reduces-mortality-and-helps-limit-transmission HIV/AIDS treatment drastically reduces mortality and helps to limit transmission], Managed Care, 2018</ref>}}
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=== Growing evidence that HIV is mutating to become resistant to antiviral drugs ===
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In 2016, ''The Daily Beast'' pointed out that there is growing evidence that HIV is mutating to become resistant to antiviral drugs.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-we-creating-drug-resistant-hiv Are We Creating Drug-Resistant HIV?] by Kent Sepkowitz, ''Daily Beast'', 02.22.16</ref>
    
==See also==
 
==See also==
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