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Cambodian Brothel

Prostitutes chat inside a brothel in Cambodia. Sex workers are at high risk of contracting HIV and AIDS—unprotected sex is the primary method of spreading the disease. Cambodia's AIDS epidemic is the worst in Southeast Asia, with about 4 percent of adults infected.

Photograph by Karen Kasmauski