Posted on 02/03/2007 6:48:43 PM PST by FairOpinion
Four men in King County have been diagnosed with a strain of HIV that is extremely hard to treat, and health officials are concerned it could spread further.
At least two types of HIV drugs don't work against the strain, and another type has limited effectiveness, officials from Public Health Seattle & King County said Thursday.
"It's conceivable there can be more infections, and the gay community is at highest risk," said Dr. Bob Wood, the HIV/AIDS program director for Public Health.
All the men were diagnosed with the strain as soon as they tested positive for the virus unlike other HIV patients who develop drug resistance over time, often from taking medications inconsistently, Wood said. But there is no evidence the strain is rapidly spreading.
The four known cases were found over the course of more than a year. These were the only such cases reported in the state.
Wood said all of the infected men are gay and have had multiple partners, most anonymous. They also used methamphetamine, which tends to increase sexual activity.
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"Looking at your stats I wonder what other at 18% includes "
I did wonder about that myself.
Some could be children born to HIV infected Mothers, some getting it through blood transfusions, though I thought they test the blood and this has pretty much been eliminated.
18% is indeed a pretty high number and some of the above possibilities can't possibly account for all of that.
So you don't find it irresponsible behavior for people to have sex with "multiple ANONYMOUS partners"?
TB can be cured. Those carrying HIV can't be cured and remain a reservoir of infection for life. Gays who know they are infected and engage in acts that can transmit the disease are committing an act of murder in slow motion. The matter of whether it is airborne or not is red herring if you have amoral individuals willing to spread it around to satisfy their own carnal lusts. The amoral carriers need to be taken out of circulation.
We've been trying the education angle for over 20 years. It doesn't stop the twisted freaks who want to go "bug chasing" and "bare backing". It doesn't stop the creeps who know they are infected and seek "revenge" by infecting as many other people as possible. Those individuals are criminals.
Twenty years ago. he predicted the African AIDS problem of today.
I highly recommend his book The Myth of Heterosexual AIDS.
Or any of the fifty Fumento articles about AIDS from July 1986 through August 2006 are linked on this page. It's fascinating to follow 20 years of his rock-solid analysis.
People still die from TB all over the world. My Grandfather died from TB.
And people are living full and productive lives with HIV thanks to the new meds available.
Gays who know they are infected and engage in acts that can transmit the disease are committing an act of murder in slow motion.
And those who knowingly do so, can be and are prosecuted under the law.
The matter of whether it is airborne or not is red herring if you have amoral individuals willing to spread it around to satisfy their own carnal lusts.
You need to go back and read this thread again to refresh your memory as to the real debate.
The argument was about quarantining people with TB or HIV.
So, I repeat, once again; TB is airborne and can be transmitted in normal social situations.
HIV cannot be transmitted in such a manner.
It requires sharing needles of having sex with an infected individual. BIG difference.
The amoral carriers need to be taken out of circulation.
Then try bringing your solution to leaders in world governments. Even the worst dictators considerer your suggestion barbaric and sick.
How do you stop an infected individual who is bent on spreading the disease? Education and stern lectures don't work very well.
Not to worry "Pristine Christine" will handle the problem. 'Here she comes to save the day, it's Pristine Christine who's on the way...How many votes do we need, I'll deliver them with speed...Too many people suffering with AIDS, I'll cover them with my braids"
Naw......... ya think?!
Like abstinence for the gay guys whose "anonymous" sex got them infected in the first place?!
BS. The approach of leper colonies was common before effective drugs were developed to deal with the problem. Similar isolation would work for HIV. Permitting people with incurable, communicable diseases to continue to mingle with uninfected individuals is sick and barbaric.
I'm well aware of the TB problems. My family is in the U.S. because my great great grandparents both died from TB.
I am sorry, but I must object to your statement. You are making a mockery of people who are truly mentally ill by calling these promiscuous people that. They are in full control of their mental faculties and choose to do meth and become gay.
If these 4 guys, now knowing they have a strain for which there is no known treatment, go out and have unprotected sex and they pass along the virus to others who die as a result, who is "innocent" there?
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