Facts and figures about HIV infection among the young and ways to prevent the spread of infection. Protecting a Generation About 50,000 people are infected with HIV each year, and 1 in 4 is 13 to 24 years old. Youth make up 7% of the more than 1 million people in the US living with HIV. About 12,000 youth were infected with HIV in 2010. The greatest number of infections occurred among gay and bisexual youth. Nearly half of all new infections among youth occur in African American males. The risk for HIV for most youth begins when they start having sex or […]