At least in the West, disease has always been viewed as punishment for vice. Either punishing the sinful and poor (bubonic plague) all the way to punishing for

At least in the West, disease has always been viewed as punishment for vice. Either punishing the sinful and poor (bubonic plague) all the way to punishing for drugs and sex (HIV). Hell the schoolyard rumor when I was a kid was that HIV originated via beastiality (Apple refuses to recognize that word so spelling may be wrong) Today we find the term “gay plague” abhorrent and I wonder if in 30 years we will be equally as shocked and embarrassed of Herman Cain awards etc etc