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I think AIDS is the trickiest one. It's not genetic (except for the very few people who are congenitally immune). It can kill you if you don't live in a rich co
by awinter-py 10y ago
I think AIDS is the trickiest one. It's not genetic (except for the very few people who are congenitally immune). It can kill you if you don't live in a rich country. Many people who have it are gay, which is illegal in a lot of places. (Even in the US C&BP keeps messing with that canadian guy for having grindr on his phone). STDs in general can reveal you've been cheating on / lying to a partner.
If you asked me 'should we publicize AIDS status in a lightly anonymized form', I say no, of course not.
But if you ask me 'do we want public records about AIDS treatments', absolutely.
(AIDS may be a moot point because there's recent CRISPR research about 'excising' AIDS infection in live mice).
My point: I'd like to have both things but to solve problems at a continent-scale we need transparency about disease and treatment.