 | | Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal? —Bruce Schlickbernd
| | | | (...) Quote from Reuters news story: "In seven countries in sub-Saharan African, 20 percent or more of adults were infected with the virus that causes AIDS, and would die within the next few years, leaving some 40 million children orphaned, Thurman (...) (24 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal? —Peter Callaway
| | | | | (...) and (...) triple." (...) With all of the stats just presented above, on must ask the obvious question "How is it spreading so darn quickly?" How did 20% of tha male population in that African nation become infected? Are they so sexually (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal? —Bruce Schlickbernd
| | | | | (...) that (...) your (...) 20% of the *adult* population, not just *male*. As to the breakdown between male and female, I don't know. In India, I know it is spread through prostitutes. I'm not familiar with the primary vector in Africa. (...) 20% (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal? —Peter Callaway
| | | | | (...) OK, my bad, but it's still a horrifying statistic. (...) No it's not, sadly, but that's why the medical funding needs to continue. What I'm saying is that we need the education to prevent further infections, otherwise people will continue to (...) (24 years ago, 3-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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