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10 Dec 2006, 02:49 PM
Nomi

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Originally Posted by Gohron

Erm...it says 0.5% to 1%. That's between 1 in 200 and 1 in 100 :P

It's also fairly likely that you don't know anyone with AIDS as it's not a very widespread virus in this country anymore and is generally only really prevelant in very poor areas. I know a person whose had it for quite some time and didn't know it for a long time, he had two daughters and a wife and somehow none of them were infected.

I'm in a med-tech class that is HIV/AIDS study (that's all it is) and we've had some speakers come in with crazy stories. Heroin addict knocked one girl up, went to Florida to escape responsibility, then knocked another girl up while the other one was still pregnant. This was after breaking up with his girlfriend who he already had a child with. None of the three women or the three children contracted the virus. Crazy shit can happen. It's more normal for children to not get the virus because the contraction rate is under 5% now if the pregnant mothers get on medication. A HIV+ mother can just take the meds and have a c-section (most paid by the state, in Ohio anyway) and chances are the kid will be perfectly fine.
10 Dec 2006, 03:22 PM
Tenchimo Dos

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Originally Posted by Nomi

I'm in a med-tech class that is HIV/AIDS study (that's all it is) and we've had some speakers come in with crazy stories. Heroin addict knocked one girl up, went to Florida to escape responsibility, then knocked another girl up while the other one was still pregnant. This was after breaking up with his girlfriend who he already had a child with. None of the three women or the three children contracted the virus. Crazy shit can happen. It's more normal for children to not get the virus because the contraction rate is under 5% now if the pregnant mothers get on medication. A HIV+ mother can just take the meds and have a c-section (most paid by the state, in Ohio anyway) and chances are the kid will be perfectly fine.

You can go to jail for not telling your partners you have AIDS right? I thought I heard something like that.
10 Dec 2006, 03:59 PM
icarusfall

I was under the assumption there was a trial where a conviction was handed down on Murder 1 charges for just such a thing.
10 Dec 2006, 04:01 PM
Razor Ramon

As far as my knowledge goes, it's attempted murder until the person dies. Then the charges are bumped up to murder 1.
12 Dec 2006, 01:29 AM
Frito

I always thought wearing red ribbons meant you were drug free.

At least that's what I was taught in my middle school.
12 Dec 2006, 06:18 AM
Josh

Your middle school sucks.
12 Dec 2006, 02:13 PM
Dolemite

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Originally Posted by Mykozo

I'm surprised McD's hasn't tried to patent the cheeseburger. Shit, they probably nave.

No, but here's a list of Mickey D's various legal cases over the years. Of special interest is the "Trademark and copyright disputes" section.

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Originally Posted by Tenchimo Dos

You can go to jail for not telling your partners you have AIDS right? I thought I heard something like that.

This is true.

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