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                  Battling an HIV Epidemic Through Spoken Word

   by Suzanne Presto

   WASHINGTON -- HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is an epidemic in the
   capital of the United States.
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   "There's a community in our world where one out of 30 people are HIV
   positive," says Dr. Susan Blumenthal, a former U.S. Assistant Surgeon
   General.  "That's higher than 15 African nations, including Rwanda and
   Angola, and that community is Washington, DC."
   But there's a community organization called "Metro TeenAIDS" that is
   dedicated to helping young people in the U.S. capital, working to
   prevent the spread of HIV through its peer-to-peer programs.
   They use the spoken word as a weapon in the battle against HIV.
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