# Contracting HIV

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contracting-hiv/177129>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 23, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contracting-hiv/177129 "2003-05-23T22:44:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Major\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Major\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Kong)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contracting-hiv/177129/1 "2003-05-23T22:44:04Z")

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Does anybody know what percentage of new HIV cases in America are due to homosexual sex, heterosexual sex, blood transfusions drug use, etc?

Please provide a cite if possible.

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**Author:** ![daniel801](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@daniel801](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daniel801)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contracting-hiv/177129/2 "2003-05-23T23:00:13Z")

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[http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1202.htm](http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/stats/hasr1202.htm)

Check out Tables 22 & 23, the right-most column for cumulative totals.