With the advent of the antiretroviral drug Truvada, many people are getting comfortable living with HIV. Truvada, produced by Gilead Sciences, offers the first HIV and AIDS prevention pill. In the past, the official recommendation for HIV and AIDS prevention was abstinence and condom use. The pill is marketed to young gay men, persons in a relationship with an HIV infected partner and sex workers. There have been numerous reports on both heterosexual and homosexual persons taking Truvada and engaging in unprotected sex. But the facts do not lie. Â HIV and AIDS are ever-present throughout America. Here are the current HIV and AIDS rates according to the U.S. Census Department. The U.S. Census Department and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have separate databases for HIV surveillance:
HIV RATES Per 100,000/Cumulative number of cases
1 Miami, Florida   37.2/64,573
2 Baton Rouge, Louisiana   30.6 /4,565
3 Jacksonville, Florida   29.1/ 7,292
4 New York, New York-New Jersey-Pennsylvania  27/ 223,508
5 Washington, D.C.-Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia   26.6 /37,916
6 Columbia, South Carolina   23.5 /3,949
7 Memphis, Tennessee-Mississippi-Arkansas  23.3/ 6,018
8 Orlando, Florida  23.3 /10,457
9 New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana   23/ 9,941
10 Baltimore-Towson, Maryland   22.8/ 23,875
11 Jackson, Mississippi  22.2/ 2,881
12 San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico  20 /24,126
13 Lakeland, Florida  18.9/ 2,210
14 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia   18.7/ 27,313
15 San Francisco, California   18.3/ 44,422
16 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida 17.4/ 13,135
17 San Antonio, Texas 12.3/5,892
18 Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, North Carolina-South Carolina   15.7/ 4,123
19 Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas   15.1 /29,556
20 Charleston-North Charleston, South Carolina  14.4/ 2,423
21 Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina   14.3/ 2,632
22 Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tennessee  13.7/ 4,570
23 Fresno, California   13.5/ 1,829
24 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida   13.2/ 2,034
25 Columbus, Ohio   12.9 /3,966
