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LOL...I love when facts are trotted out to counter the bile spewed by the leftists...
And there is of course the small issue that AIDS is almost 100% preventable with the need for no drugs or treatment beyond the use of a little commonsense.
Ahhh,there is the problem...commonsense having to be used.
She adds "Money goes to things we know will not prevent AIDS but indeed will increase the disease, a lot of our money goes to condoms"
A caller states that he has little sympathy for AIDS patients, comparing them to bank robbers who get shot during the course of a robbery. O'Donnell responds by saying "he makes an excellent point"
O'Donnell feels money may be spent more effectively. That would be a healthy perspective.
If you have a problem with discussing the strength of the effort directed toward a favorite disease entity you must abhor Obamacare passionately.
Rahm's brother, the medical ethicist, and his healthcare czar all espouse beliefs in rationed government controlled healthcare.
Their effort to stop all activities that may cause harm for fear the cost to 'all' will increase, might see AIDS in the same way they view salted potato chips, private firearm ownership, bacon and cheeseburgers.
That is very true from a medical standpoint. Other disease entities are more widespread, cost the nation more, and are relatively under funded. The massive funding for aids was driven by politics, not sound public health policy.
Sadly, that is true of a lot of diseases.
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Originally Posted by alphamale
AIDS gets 10x the funding as cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's combined.
AIDS is almost 100% preventable. All you need to do is stop having unprotected sex.
Better yet, stop being an animal....having sex with multiple partners. Have some dignity and self respect.
Education about how to prevent AIDS hasn't worked.
It's about time that these people take some responsible for themselves.
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Originally Posted by oz in SC
Really,could you post the many other sources and how anybody can get AIDS?
Been hiding under a rock for the past 30 years?
http://www.aids.org/topics/aids-fact...ds-background-information/what-is-aids
having sex with an infected person
sharing a needle (shooting drugs) with someone who’s infected
being born when their mother is infected, or drinking the breast milk of an infected woman
Getting a transfusion of infected blood used to be a way people got AIDS, but now the blood supply is screened very carefully and the risk is extremely low.
There are no documented cases of HIV being transmitted by tears or saliva, but it is possible to be infected with HIV through oral sex or in rare cases through deep kissing, especially if you have open sores in your mouth or bleeding gums.
How Do You Get HIV Or AIDS?
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HIV is found in specific human body fluids. If any of those fluids enter your body, you can become infected with HIV.
Which Body Fluids Contain HIV?
HIV lives and reproduces in blood and other body fluids. We know that the following fluids can contain high levels of HIV:
Blood
Semen (***)
Pre-seminal fluid (pre-***)
Breast milk
Vaginal fluids
Rectal (anal) mucous
Other body fluids and waste products-like feces, nasal fluid, saliva, sweat, tears, urine, or vomit-don’t contain enough HIV to infect you, unlessthey have blood mixed in them and you have significant and direct contact with them.
For more information, see CDC’s Which body fluids transmit HIV?
Healthcare workers may be exposed to some other body fluids with high concentrations of HIV, including:
Amniotic fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid
Synovial fluid
How Is HIV Transmitted Through Body Fluids?
HIV is transmitted through body fluids in very specific ways:
During sexual contact: When you have anal, oral, or vaginal sex with a partner, you will usually have contact with your partner’s body fluids. If your partner has HIV, those body fluids can deliver the virus into your bloodstream through microscopic breaks or rips in the delicate linings of your vagina, vulva, penis, rectum, or mouth. Rips in these areas are very common and mostly unnoticeable. HIV can also enter through open sores, like those caused by herpes or syphilis, if infected body fluids get in them.
You need to know that it’s much easier to get HIV (or to give it to someone else), if you have a sexually transmitted disease (STD). For more information, see CDC’s What is the link between STDs and HIV infection?
During pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding: Babies have constant contact with their mother’s body fluids-including amniotic fluid and blood-throughout pregnancy and childbirth. After birth, infants can get HIV from drinking infected breast milk.
As a result of injection drug use: Injecting drugs puts you in contact with blood-your own and others, if you share needles and “works”. Needles or drugs that are contaminated with HIV-infected blood can deliver the virus directly into your body.
As a result of occupational exposure: Healthcare workers have the greatest risk for this type of HIV transmission. If you work in a healthcare setting, you can come into contact with infected blood or other fluids through needle sticks or cuts. A few healthcare workers have been infected when body fluids splashed into their eyes, mouth, or into an open sore or cut.
As a result of a blood transfusion with infected blood or an organ transplantfrom an infected donor: Screening requirements make both of these forms of HIV transmission very rare in the United States.
How many AIDS infected individuals got the virus through no fault of their own?
having sex with an infected person -100% preventable.
sharing a needle (shooting drugs) with someone who’s infected -100% preventable.
being born when their mother is infected, or drinking the breast milk of an infected woman-sadly the fault of the parents.
Getting a transfusion of infected blood used to be a way people got AIDS, but now the blood supply is screened very carefully and the risk is extremely low.-extremely rare.
So....most AIDS cases are the result of.....the person's own actions and could be prevented.
Another conservative woman that the left is scared sh__ of...I love it...boy the left for woman's rights?? I don't think so...hypocrites as usual... she has a right to her beliefs..and has a right to express them,,,so I don't understand what the problem is...
I agree with her. The highest risk for AIDS is homosexual sex and drug users. All preventable with self control.
Which in turn begs the question should homosexual/bi-sexual men and intravenious drug users be forced under Obamacare to pay a higher deductible for their risky behavior?
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you must hate Obamacare!
she has a right to her beliefs..and has a right to express them,,,so I don't understand what the problem is...
