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AIDS never spread broadly among heterosexuals who did not share needles or have partners who are bisexual or shared needles. Everyone is at risk for covid, like

AIDS never spread broadly among heterosexuals who did not share needles or have partners who are bisexual or shared needles. Everyone is at risk for covid, like the flu.

evgen 5y ago
Spoken like someone whose knowledge of the world ends at the US border. Hate to be the bearer of unpleasant news, but there are parts of the world where HIV was mostly a heterosexual disease. The nature of the main infected population depended upon how HIV was first introduced a country and what cultural behaviors helped or hindered its spread.
- NoPie 5y ago
  Even in Eastern Europe currently most HIV transmissions happen with heterosexuals. I was surprised to learn that in the Western countries it is mostly spread by MSM (men having sex with men) and IDU (intravenous drug use).
cmsefton 5y ago
This certainly was not the experience of other countries such as South Africa where the majority of transfer (roughly 80%) was via heterosexual transfer.
- joshuaissac 5y ago
  Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8420583/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8420583/
- redis_mlc 5y ago
  I'll do a PSA here for younger people since I've followed AIDS since the beginning of news reports in the 1980s: - In Africa, men using hookers is a common status thing. So heterosexual men get it from hookers and take it home to their wives. - If you look at the links in this thread, you can see that black Americans are around 5x more likely to get HIV than other US groups. Mostly this is an aversion to condoms for several cultural reasons. - This may sound surprising to men who are well-read, but American women (and others) often don't use or demand condoms. You'd be amazed at how little they're actually used. I expect an epidemic of infertility and STDs as women's partner count for all groups climbs above 100 each (thanks, Tindr.) If you're in the US and need larger condoms, most chains carry the brand-name "Magnum." The California Family court is awarding $2,000+/month to baby mamas from engineers, so wrap it up, guys.
ISL 5y ago
The continent of Africa would tend to disagree with such an assertion. Heck, in some countries, more than 15% of HIV infections are contracted at birth. https://www.verywellhealth.com/hiv-statistics-5088304 https://www.verywellhealth.com/hiv-statistics-5088304
goodpoint 5y ago
This is plain false. The majority of infections have been across heterosexuals, and also by blood transfusions.
lazyjones 5y ago
Plenty of people got it from blood transfers, among other things.
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AIDS never spread broadly among heterosexuals who did not share needles or have partners who are bisexual or shared needles. Everyone is at risk for covid, like the flu.

evgen 5y ago

Spoken like someone whose knowledge of the world ends at the US border. Hate to be the bearer of unpleasant news, but there are parts of the world where HIV was mostly a heterosexual disease. The nature of the main infected population depended upon how HIV was first introduced a country and what cultural behaviors helped or hindered its spread.

NoPie 5y ago
Even in Eastern Europe currently most HIV transmissions happen with heterosexuals. I was surprised to learn that in the Western countries it is mostly spread by MSM (men having sex with men) and IDU (intravenous drug use).

cmsefton 5y ago

This certainly was not the experience of other countries such as South Africa where the majority of transfer (roughly 80%) was via heterosexual transfer.

joshuaissac 5y ago
Reference: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8420583/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8420583/
redis_mlc 5y ago
I'll do a PSA here for younger people since I've followed AIDS since the beginning of news reports in the 1980s: - In Africa, men using hookers is a common status thing. So heterosexual men get it from hookers and take it home to their wives. - If you look at the links in this thread, you can see that black Americans are around 5x more likely to get HIV than other US groups. Mostly this is an aversion to condoms for several cultural reasons. - This may sound surprising to men who are well-read, but American women (and others) often don't use or demand condoms. You'd be amazed at how little they're actually used. I expect an epidemic of infertility and STDs as women's partner count for all groups climbs above 100 each (thanks, Tindr.) If you're in the US and need larger condoms, most chains carry the brand-name "Magnum." The California Family court is awarding $2,000+/month to baby mamas from engineers, so wrap it up, guys.

ISL 5y ago

The continent of Africa would tend to disagree with such an assertion. Heck, in some countries, more than 15% of HIV infections are contracted at birth. https://www.verywellhealth.com/hiv-statistics-5088304 https://www.verywellhealth.com/hiv-statistics-5088304

goodpoint 5y ago

This is plain false. The majority of infections have been across heterosexuals, and also by blood transfusions.

lazyjones 5y ago

Plenty of people got it from blood transfers, among other things.

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