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CDC Official: Syphilis Rates Among Gay Men Highest Since Before Start Of HIV Epidemic
Cybercast News Service ^ | April 13, 2016 | 6:11 PM EDT | Penny Starr

Posted on 04/14/2016 8:53:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai

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To: Cicero; All

What homophobia even to bring this up!


21 posted on 04/14/2016 9:18:11 AM PDT by notdownwidems (Washington DC has become the enemy of free people everywhere)
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To: C19fan
“One night with Uranus, a lifetime with Mercury?”

"One night with Uranus, a lifespan like Freddy Mercury."

Mr. niteowl77

22 posted on 04/14/2016 9:19:33 AM PDT by niteowl77
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To: Diogenesis
How does that do in the blood supply?

Howdy Dio! Not very well, as it turns out (thank God) - back in my path lab days we never did get it to grow in vitro. Unfortunately there are plenty of live carriers. Most labs use rabbits.

Interesting little critter - those proteins on the outer cell walls that identify a foreign organism to the immune system? T palladium doesn't have them, or at least not enough to count, which is why it persists in a host for decades. Very high transmission rate - you'll read 30% on the Internet but I think it's actually a lot higher than that, especially with the repeated exposure typical of unprotected gay sex.

It's still curable by a single shot of penicillin, which is why a lot of people apparently think being careless is OK. Except that infection increases the susceptibility to HIV in the meantime. There are antibiotic-resistant strains but mostly they're resistant to antibiotics other than penicillin, which is bad news for people allergic to penicillin. Given how little it survives outside the body and how sensitive it is to penicillin, we could wipe this disease out in theory. In practice, it's growing.

23 posted on 04/14/2016 9:25:06 AM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

You can get over syplys. What we need is a bullseye tattooed around every gay mans rectum.


24 posted on 04/14/2016 9:39:44 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: faucetman

Thank you for your uninvited help.

I was focusing on showing that wanting the best for homosexuals is not being a “homophobe”.

You want to focus on disease.


25 posted on 04/14/2016 9:40:20 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Dick Bachert

Don’t send them to public schools (MA and CA public schools in particular) where it is drummed into their heads at every opportunity—yuck.


26 posted on 04/14/2016 9:42:59 AM PDT by goldi
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To: elcid1970
It’s Bush’s fault!

Actually, they blamed Reagan for the disease they spread. Yes, because Reagan didn't order that a cure for the HIV virus be immediately found.

That despite the fact that male homos were chiefly responsible for spreading the disease with their promiscuous and unsafe habits. And they, the homos, refused to take measures that would have stopped the spread. Simple measures like using condoms.

27 posted on 04/14/2016 9:47:05 AM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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To: Olog-hai
All completely normal, folks..

Let's all bake a cake in celebration.

28 posted on 04/14/2016 9:54:56 AM PDT by Chainmail (A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
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To: driftless2

Well....it’s true the faggies blamed Reagan for AIDS. But you now have to be a certain age to remember that, so I updated “it’s someone else’s fault!!” somewhat.

Heck, GWB still gets blamed for everything else.

;^)


29 posted on 04/14/2016 10:27:55 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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To: Olog-hai

It sounds like they are Against Evolution.


30 posted on 04/14/2016 10:50:00 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Olog-hai

“For the wages of sin is death...” Romans 6:23


31 posted on 04/14/2016 10:54:19 AM PDT by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves. Socialism is governmental theft!)
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To: Olog-hai

It’s only a matter of time before some NEW lethal disease is quickly propagated among them.


32 posted on 04/14/2016 10:57:59 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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To: Olog-hai

In related I recently saw an HIV stat in Texas stating that 75% of the infected population were male homosexuals. There is a delusional factor involved in promoting as hunky dory something which brings wrath (expressed in disease).


33 posted on 04/14/2016 11:02:18 AM PDT by avenir (I'm pessimistic about man, but I'm optimistic about GOD!)
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To: avenir

“Gay Men Can Now Give Blood—After a Wait”
Nov, 2015

http://time.com/4157214/gay-men-blood-donation/


34 posted on 04/14/2016 11:03:54 AM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

That was during the bath house days.
A friend of mine went gay after 20 years of marriage. He got bugged within a year.


35 posted on 04/14/2016 11:21:17 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: AppyPappy

That was less than 10 years ago.


36 posted on 04/14/2016 11:22:15 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
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To: elcid1970

Either that or an anti-gay video is to blame...........


37 posted on 04/14/2016 11:34:31 AM PDT by massmike (1969:Man walks on moon. 2016:Men can use the ladies room. That's progress????)
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To: combat_boots
I remember the news story that gay men could give blood if they had not had sex with other men for a year.

I have given blood three times since then at the Red Cross and as far as I could tell their questionnaire had not changed at all from before, so maybe the change has yet to be implemented. But maybe a man who answered "yes" would just be asked additional questions and possibly be allowed to donate. (Why they would want to do so, other than to spread infection among non-homosexuals, I don't know.)

But the Red Cross on the surface is still being vigilant against people who might have HIV or AIDS giving blood.

38 posted on 04/14/2016 3:01:13 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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