More than 40 years have passed since the CDC reported the first cases of HIV in the United States, with extraordinary scientific and medical progress made possible through collaboration.
Today, we stand closer than ever to ending HIV, yet rising infection rates, particularly among Black and Latine communities, pose a serious threat to that goal.
At the start of the epidemic, people lived only two to ten years after receiving an HIV diagnosis.
Collaboration among people living with HIV, healthcare providers, advocates, government agencies, and the communities most affected by the epidemic has driven progress.
The goal to end HIV is under threat due to rising infection rates in certain communities.
Author summary: Rising HIV infections threaten epidemic end goals.