In Baltimore, 43 percent of people are HIV positive. In the greater metro region, more than 33,000 people are infected with HIV.
It's an epidemic that is both treatable and preventable.
Erin Donovan from Hope Springs, an organization that is helping people affected by HIV, joined ABC2's In Focus to discuss the epidemic and the ways Hope Springs is combating it.
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