[Woodstock]

It is clear that when this virus is prevalent in the heterosexual communities, a nation's economy and social structure are most at risk. Something most interesting about the AIDS virus is that it mostly kills people of child bearing ages, or younger -- eventually having a huge impact on a country's population. The impact that AIDS can have on a national average life expectancy is noted in this article, "The average life expectancy has just fallen below 40 years for the first time since 1950." AIDS is a working form of population control. What affect this virus will ultimately play in world's population growth is yet to be seen.

[gcruse]

. The high incidence among girls reflects what is known
as "inter-generational sex": older men sleep with girls
because they think they are less likely to be infected.

When you add in that most married men have girlfriends,
a major cause for the problem surfaces.  Additionally...

Due to sex talk being taboo, it is the one factor that has put young women most at risk. Lack of information on sex and sexuality, lack of awareness on reproductive and sexual rights, and bad peer pressure all arise because of the lack of transparency and information.

Add into this the male demand for dry sex, a phenomenon all its own, and you get some idea of how much work the government has ahead of it to stem this disaster.

[GailA]

The new muppet will solve the problem of educating the kidlets. NOT. Caller into our local Memphis radio is married to a South African woman and visits there often said that the black SA kids didn't watch the muppets. Only the white SA kids did.

Simple solution stop having unprotected sex and stop the IV drug use. DUH!