Pat Robertson: You Can Get AIDS From A Towel (state, document, city)

[scobby]

Is this a serious statement or is this another of his 'scoops' ?

[MJJersey]

This guy is and always will be an idiot.

[pnwmdk]

Technically, it's entirely true that AIDS can be transmitted on a towel.

[scobby]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

Technically, it's entirely true that AIDS can be transmitted on a towel.

Can you elaborate on that ?

[pnwmdk]

Originally Posted by scobby

Can you elaborate on that ?

Sure.

Towels absorb body fluid and therefor, can move fluids from one person to another.

Just like any other virus, etc...

[jman07]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

Sure.

Towels absorb body fluid and therefor, can move fluids from one person to another.

Just like any other virus, etc...

It would have to get into your blood stream and stay alive on the towel. Very unlikely.

[Huckleberry3911948]

unlikely but possible.

[scobby]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

Sure.

Towels absorb body fluid and therefor, can move fluids from one person to another.

Just like any other virus, etc...

So how can these fluid get inside the body ?

[pnwmdk]

Originally Posted by jman07

It would have to get into your blood stream and stay alive on the towel. Very unlikely.

It wasn't a question of "likely".

It was a matter of possibility.

And it's possible.

[shotcall]

Originally Posted by pnwmdk

Technically, it's entirely true that AIDS can be transmitted on a towel.

While technically true, I'm not aware of any documented cases that would warrant someone listing it as a hazard. The target demographic of Pat Robertson lack the mental capacity to understand this.