[mbraynard]

They were just normal people who came down with the disease.

More likely they are lying about cheating on a spouse, being on the 'down low' or using drugs.

[DoughtyOne]

That information is generally taken in confidence. It’s used only for statistical purposes. While I don’t dismiss your conclusion completely, there are still people who have been married for a long time, have been monogamous for a long time and haven’t practiced the unsafe methods of obtaining the disease.

The claims of this being a sexually transmitted or blood to blood transmitted disease is true for the most part. IMO, unfortunately, that isn't the whole truth.