he HIV/AIDS infection rate in the city of Washington, DC has increased at an alarming rate, city officials said, giving the U.S. capital the dubious distinction of having the highest AIDS infection rate of any city in the U.S.
The report, which examined those who live in the District of Columbia, found the disease to be infecting people at an epidemic rate, including an increase in the number of infants, older adults, women, and heterosexual men who have contacted the disease.