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HIV and Adolescents Internet URL http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/hivadolescent.htm Sponsoring Agency National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health Description HIV ranks seventh among the leading causes of death for U.S. children 5 to 14 years of age and sixth for young people 15 to 24 years of age. This online document discusses transmission and treatment of this life-threatening disease in adolescents. Related Topics AIDS HIV Review Date 5/13/2004

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