People are well-informed about certain aspects of the HIV epidemic – large shares know that there is no cure for AIDS (90%), that there are drugs that can lengthen the lives of those with HIV (88%), and that there is not currently an HIV vaccine available (79%). However, fewer people know that a pregnant woman with HIV can take drugs to reduce the risk of her baby being infected (43%) and that having another STD increases a person’s risk of getting HIV (41%).