Re:Gonorrhea Is Becoming Untreatable, U.N. Health Officials ...
by milesf on Friday September 09, 2016 @08:31PM
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> Nobody's offended by your choice, that's your personal call, but to think that your particular decision is one other people can or should make, forcing your will on them, is pretty arrogant.
We are talking about physical reality here. Arrogance doesn't even enter into it. We each, as individuals, make choices, and those choices have consequences.
> "Sexually transmitted" diseases have been given to people through other means, the primary vector being blood transfusions.
Primary? Are you serious? The primary means is through unprotected sex, hence the term "sexually transmitted". The blood supplies in most countries have been safe for decades.
http://www.cdc.gov/bloodsafety/bbp/diseases_organisms.html
> So your "it's easy" answer is actually advice that's misguided at best and insulting at worst.
I think your "find" function must be broken. I used the word novel, not easy.
Definition of Novel: Strikingly new, unusual, or different
"Sexually transmitted" diseases have been given to people through other means, the primary vector being blood transfusions. They're also something you can pick up from needles either by being careless or having a freak accident. There's many ways you can end up with a disease of this variety even if you abstain.
Factoring in that some people are carriers, they show no outward signs of being infected, means you must get tested if you're intending to participate in any sexual activity if you're looking to minimize risk. It doesn't matter what your history is.
So your "it's easy" answer is actually advice that's misguided at best and insulting at worst.