Southern states are the epicenter of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.

[TNHarley]

TN couldn't expand because they couldn't afford it. I swear, budget is a non-existent term to some..

 

[martybegan]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

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Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
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Correlation does not equal causation.

 

[westwall]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
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What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

 

[martybegan]

TN couldn't expand because they couldn't afford it. I swear, budget is a non-existent term to some..

What???? You mean that government has to limit what they spend???? Impossibru!!!!

 

[martybegan]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
.

What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

 

[westwall]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
.

What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

 

[martybegan]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
.

What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

 

[BluesLegend]

Another leftist OP desperately trying to put a dishonest spin on a story, shocker.

 

[Dana7360]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
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One of the reasons why it's so high in those states is because they have that abstinence only sex education. They don't teach kids to use a condom and they don't teach them how to properly use one. They don't teach about the reliable and safe forms of birth control beyond saying that the pill is abortion.

Studies show that kids who only get abstinence only have sex earlier in life, don't use any sort of birth control or protection from STDs, rates for STDs are higher and have a much higher rate of unplanned and teen pregnancy.

It's also a very good example of what happens when such important things are "left up to the states." They don't do it properly or they don't do it at all exampled, Obamacare. There needs to be unified standards nationwide but the republicans want to live in 3rd world nation stink holes so they insist that important issues are "left up to the states." So their states are 3rd world stink holes.

I was in the south in October. What a mess. Their roads are a mess, their neighborhoods are a mess. They don't take care of their environment and I saw mile after mile of dead trees. The poverty rate there is sky high.

It was like going to a 3rd world nation. Nothing like I'm used to here in the north.

 

[westwall]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
.

What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

I have a hard time reconciling the kids who contracted the disease who's only known source would have been insect or some other non known means. They were not intravenous drug users, they were not engaging in sex, they weren't doing anything that would have exposed them to the disease.

 

[martybegan]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
.

What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

I have a hard time reconciling the kids who contracted the disease who's only known source would have been insect or some other non known means. They were not intravenous drug users, they were not engaging in sex, they weren't doing anything that would have exposed them to the disease.

The only ones of those I remember were the kids getting it from blood transfusions, or blood products for hemophiliacs.

 

[Redfish]

Its the south. Low education, low wage..the list goes on..but they love the double wide....and Walmart.

your ignorant stereotyping geogrpahical bias is noted and verifies your stupidity.

 

[westwall]

What this tells me is that mosquito's are a vector for the disease as well. Which the scientists and doctors said couldn't be true. There were too many cases of people contracting the disease in the south, who were not in any of the normal target populations, when AIDS first reared it's ugly head. It's a true shame that when it was confined to a small population that the victims weren't quarantined. Now millions have died due to political correctness.

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

I have a hard time reconciling the kids who contracted the disease who's only known source would have been insect or some other non known means. They were not intravenous drug users, they were not engaging in sex, they weren't doing anything that would have exposed them to the disease.

The only ones of those I remember were the kids getting it from blood transfusions, or blood products for hemophiliacs.

I know about those too, no there were at least three kids who contracted it, source unknown, in Florida when it was first getting going.

 

[martybegan]

I don't think mosquitoes are a viable vector, as you would have seen far more cases in NYC from unexplainable sources. NYC summers suck, and the mosquitoes are out in force,

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

I have a hard time reconciling the kids who contracted the disease who's only known source would have been insect or some other non known means. They were not intravenous drug users, they were not engaging in sex, they weren't doing anything that would have exposed them to the disease.

The only ones of those I remember were the kids getting it from blood transfusions, or blood products for hemophiliacs.

I know about those too, no there were at least three kids who contracted it, source unknown, in Florida when it was first getting going.

Do you have a link? Not asking you to prove, just curiosity. Wondering if these are kids, i.e. 6-10 or "kids" i.e 14-18.

 

[westwall]

That is true but Northerners tend to fight them as well. Southerners just tend to ignore the bites. I grant you it's a low probability of transfer but mosquito's are a factor year round in the south while they aren't in the north.

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

I have a hard time reconciling the kids who contracted the disease who's only known source would have been insect or some other non known means. They were not intravenous drug users, they were not engaging in sex, they weren't doing anything that would have exposed them to the disease.

The only ones of those I remember were the kids getting it from blood transfusions, or blood products for hemophiliacs.

I know about those too, no there were at least three kids who contracted it, source unknown, in Florida when it was first getting going.

Do you have a link? Not asking you to prove, just curiosity. Wondering if these are kids, i.e. 6-10 or "kids" i.e 14-18.

No, I don't. A good friend of mine was active in early AIDS prevention work on the medical side (he was a doctor in San Francisco) and he was reading everything there was in the literature at the time. I know he got it from a Journal, I just don't recall which one.

 

[martybegan]

I think is has something to do with certain viruses being able to replicate inside the gut of the mosquito, and thus surviving long enough to infect the next dinner target of the mosquito.

If AIDS was indeed mosquito-borne it would have been impossible to hide during the early parts of the epidemic when CDC actually got off their ass, and each new vicitm's history was documented as much as possible.

I have a hard time reconciling the kids who contracted the disease who's only known source would have been insect or some other non known means. They were not intravenous drug users, they were not engaging in sex, they weren't doing anything that would have exposed them to the disease.

The only ones of those I remember were the kids getting it from blood transfusions, or blood products for hemophiliacs.

I know about those too, no there were at least three kids who contracted it, source unknown, in Florida when it was first getting going.

Do you have a link? Not asking you to prove, just curiosity. Wondering if these are kids, i.e. 6-10 or "kids" i.e 14-18.

No, I don't. A good friend of mine was active in early AIDS prevention work on the medical side (he was a doctor in San Francisco) and he was reading everything there was in the literature at the time. I know he got it from a Journal, I just don't recall which one.

No worries. I guess its google search time when I have some downtime.

 

[Stephanie]

Its the south. Low education, low wage..the list goes on..but they love the double wide....and Walmart.

your ignorant stereotyping geogrpahical bias is noted and verifies your stupidity.

you see, that right there is what I can't stand about the left/liberal. they just believe their shit doesn't stink like the rest of the people. it's not becoming and makes a person look ugly

 

[Silhouette]

I guess Southern states need to double down on clamping the expansion of the LGBT cult in their region. HIV rates began skyrocketing in youth (new cases) exactly lockstep with the years the "gay rights movement/gay marriage" was expanding in the legal arena and reaching into schools and "outreach to youth" overtly expressed to teach compassion for (covertly, read: remove taboos from/encourage) gay behaviors..

So to the South I say: double down if you love your boys...

• Youth aged 13 to 24 accounted for an estimated 26% of all new HIV infections in the United States in 2010.
• Most new HIV infections among youth occur among gay and bisexual males; there was a 22% increase in estimated new infections in this group from 2008 to 2010. HIV Among Youth | Age | HIV by Group | HIV/AIDS | CDC

 

[Correll]

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The states with the highest rate of new HIV infections are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states with highest fatality rates are Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

The states of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas have also opted to not expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

With the stroke of a pen, politicians in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas could save hundreds and thousands of lives.
Politicians Kill.

HIV infections fall over last decade, progress uneven

Andrew M. Seaman
Dec 6th 2015

<snip>

Southern U.S. states, home to a third of the country's population, accounted for 44 percent of its HIV-infected individuals in 2012. And HIV patients in those states died at three times the rate of people living with HIV in other parts of the country.

"We've shown great differences among states, especially in the South, where they are years behind the rest of the U.S. in providing key preventive services," Mermin said. "That manifests itself in different health outcomes."

People in Southern states also tended to be less likely to know their HIV status, according to the report, which was released Sunday at the beginning of the National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta.

Jennifer Kates, director of global health and HIV policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., told Reuters Health it's important for people to know if they're infected, because they can protect their own health and that of others by getting treatment quickly.

"As soon as someone is HIV positive they should get on antiretroviral therapy right away," said Kates, who wasn't involved with the new report.

She said people in the south face a "perfect storm" of problems with healthcare access and broader socioeconomic issues, including stigma and discrimination, poverty, lower education levels, greater numbers of uninsured, and higher rates of non-HIV sexually transmitted infections.

<snip>
.

One of the reasons why it's so high in those states is because they have that abstinence only sex education. They don't teach kids to use a condom and they don't teach them how to properly use one. They don't teach about the reliable and safe forms of birth control beyond saying that the pill is abortion.

Studies show that kids who only get abstinence only have sex earlier in life, don't use any sort of birth control or protection from STDs, rates for STDs are higher and have a much higher rate of unplanned and teen pregnancy.

It's also a very good example of what happens when such important things are "left up to the states." They don't do it properly or they don't do it at all exampled, Obamacare. There needs to be unified standards nationwide but the republicans want to live in 3rd world nation stink holes so they insist that important issues are "left up to the states." So their states are 3rd world stink holes.

I was in the south in October. What a mess. Their roads are a mess, their neighborhoods are a mess. They don't take care of their environment and I saw mile after mile of dead trees. The poverty rate there is sky high.

It was like going to a 3rd world nation. Nothing like I'm used to here in the north.

It's tracking the higher black population.

 

[Muhammed]

The southern states are the shit holes of this country full of idiots that don't like modern civilization.

Yet, they want war with islam and attack the taliban? lol

Liar.