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Thank you, but it is not being smarter that made that sentence stand out to me. For many years, I have been absolutely dumbfounded by the HIV secrecy. The only way to treat a contagious disease is with full knowledge of how it is transmitted and the source of infection.

We created a nightmare for health professionals with the secret HIV infection model. The individual's right to privacy has superceded the public's right to know.

The idea of treating everyone as if they are infectious has great political appeal for affected groups and carriers, but it does little to facilitate control and eradication of the disease.

The new HIPAA laws have strengthened the veil of privacy in such a way as to make it difficult for even health practitioners to obtain needed information.

The bureaucracy is in place, the lawyers are on their roosts, and the medical profession has battened down the hatches. The stage is set for SARS or some other deadly disease to quietly sweep the country.

I agree with you completely. Following the tortured circular rules in this Q and A session with an Arkansas health official about a "probable" case there...

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