People often believe that it spreads only through sexual relations, but the truth is much more serious and demands awareness.

On this episode of MorningLine, Nick Beres is joined by Nashville CARES CEO, Amna Osman, to discuss how her organization is working to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Middle Tennessee.

The other 97 percent is transmitted sexually. But the recent HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana has reinforced the idea that HIV and AIDS only effects drug users. Or some other community far away.

For 36 years, communities have recognized World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, and for the past four years, a remembrance walk in San Antonio has paved the way for AIDS recognition and understanding.

With widespread misconceptions about HIV/AIDS dominating the headlines, and fear overruling facts, Ryan was barred from attending his school and driven from his hometown of Kokomo.

"In the last 10 or 15 years, we don't hear a lot about HIV and AIDS and so I think that there's a lot of misinformation and misconceptions about HIV and treatment of HIV and getting tested and all ...

In 1984, 13-year-old Ryan contracted HIV through a contaminated blood transfusion used to treat his hemophilia. With widespread misconceptions about HIV/AIDS dominating the headlines, and fear ...