HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient

Re:HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient by TeMPOraL on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @01:29AM (#19308521)

I was in primary school in the 90s; I remember having to write a topical essay and present it in front of class. For some reason I chose AIDS, and I still remember that one of my key points was that you don't catch it through air or touch. Apparently it was common for people to be afraid of standing near a person with AIDS, or breathing the same air.

That said, "But only the fags get AIDS" vs "Cancer is preventable if you just stop smoking" doesn't seem like a thing of the past - this level of argumentation around AIDS, and about other topics - vaccines, GMOs, artificial sweeteners - is something I hear from most people I meet. I cherish the people in my life capable of deeper thought than that.

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Re:HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient by johnchristopher on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @05:11AM (#19309513)

> Apparently it was common for people to be afraid of standing near a person with AIDS, or breathing the same air.

There was a catchy phrase wildly in used when and where I grew up (translation doesn't make it justice): "AIDS isn't caught, it's transmitted". Le SIDA ne s'attrape pas, il se transmet.

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Re:HIV Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient by lostlogin on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @12:07PM (#19312024)

We had a flight of steps in the backyard that was made from reclaimed bricks from an old grandstand that had a toilet block in it. The neighbours kid wasn’t allowed around once they found this out. Imagine being scared of getting AIDS from a brick.

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