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According to the FDA: "['Gay' men] have an HIV prevalence 60 times higher than the general population, 800 times higher than first-time blood donors and 8,000 times higher than repeat blood donors."
The FDA further warns: "['Gay' men] also have an increased risk of having other infections that can be transmitted to others by blood transfusion. For example, infection with the Hepatitis B virus is about 5-6 times more common, and Hepatitis C virus infections are about 2 times more common in ['gay' men] than in the general population."
FDA urged to let homosexuals donate blood
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Results showed that for the heterosexual U.S. population to experience an epidemic of HIV infection as great as that of homosexual men, heterosexuals would need to average almost five unprotected sexual partners every year.
In its September 2009 report "The HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States," the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that "Most new HIV infections are among gay and bisexual men."
"Gay and bisexual men accounted for an estimated 53 percent of new HIV infections in 2006, and are the only group for which new infections are on the rise," states the CDC's 2008 "Fact Sheet: Estimates of New HIV Infections in the United States."
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