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FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- In the 26 years since scientists first spotted AIDS in America, millions of dollars have been poured into outreach efforts aimed at keeping young people clear of HIV, the virus that causes the disease.
But on the eve of World AIDS Day, a disturbing statistical fact has emerged in this country: The number of newly infected teens and young adults is suddenly on the rise.
-- E.J. Mundell for HealthDay News
It looks like we have gotten too complacent about AIDS. I remember when this thing was a real scare back in the eighties - during my coming of age, too.
Aside from the issues of more people becoming dependent on drugs to beat the disease, the article points out that the big fear is that this virus will mutate and make the drugs useless. That would probably bring the scare back: Sex can kill you! Though, Monk is pretty safe.
It is annoying to think that religious fundamentalists probably think this is good news.
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FRIDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- In the 26 years since scientists first spotted AIDS in America, millions of dollars have been poured into outreach efforts aimed at keeping young people clear of HIV, the virus that causes the disease.
But on the eve of World AIDS Day, a disturbing statistical fact has emerged in this country: The number of newly infected teens and young adults is suddenly on the rise.
-- E.J. Mundell for HealthDay News
It looks like we have gotten too complacent about AIDS. I remember when this thing was a real scare back in the eighties - during my coming of age, too.
Aside from the issues of more people becoming dependent on drugs to beat the disease, the article points out that the big fear is that this virus will mutate and make the drugs useless. That would probably bring the scare back: Sex can kill you! Though, Monk is pretty safe.
It is annoying to think that religious fundamentalists probably think this is good news.
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Date: 2007-12-04 03:48 pm (UTC)From:But on the other hand, think about how many germs invade our bodies everyday. Including, as the author points out, each of us harboring deadly creatures that most of us are able to fight off or simply carry. The ones that make us sick or kill us are a tiny fraction. And who knows when one could strike...HIV is the least of our worries despite its reputation.
Not to mention that AIDS-related deaths and new cases are actually on the decrease. You're far more likely to die of a hundred other things.