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2008-11-27 Africa Subsaharan

Model Predicts Halt to Africa's AIDS Epidemic

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Posted by Fred 2008-11-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 This sounds about as accurate and useful as the financial modelling that "helped" us get to this recession.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-27 04:21|| 2008-11-27 04:21|| Front Page Top

#2 People create models because they don't want to pay attention to real history. Seems the plague finally burned out of Europe too. Though the people finally developed cultural behaviors which when practiced had a great tendency to reduce flareups of the problem. However being 'modern and enlightened' we would rather sacrifice millions of other humans than institute old fashion 'taboos' and practices that work.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-27 09:03|| 2008-11-27 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 For years, doctors have proposed a system in the US for each and every blood test to also be tested for a whole range of venereal diseases. If the results are positive, then they are forwarded as anonymous results but associated with that patient's other blood work, to their physician.

This means that the government would have very accurate VD statistics, but without the names of those who are infected, yet their physician would know, tell them to their face (only), and recommend a course of treatment if one exists.

There are lots of people out there with more than four concurrent VD infections of different diseases. They are like Typhoid Marys of VD, and if they could be treated, or at least persuaded to use condoms, the US infection rate could be slashed.

However, these suggestions have always been ignored. Not because of the expense, oddly enough, but just because it is too much work for the government.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-11-27 09:12|| 2008-11-27 09:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I can remember the 80s, when the models had Africa being pretty much depopulated by now.

Posted by Fred 2008-11-27 10:06|| 2008-11-27 10:06|| Front Page Top

#5 I've found it pretty easy to live a life without VD in the absence of government assistance. I suggest we keep it that way. Let nature work things out.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-27 10:23|| 2008-11-27 10:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Damn. I thought this article was gonna be about Heidi Klum.

Posted by Parabellum 2008-11-27 11:09|| 2008-11-27 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Now if we can come up with the $40Trillion that it would cost....

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-27 11:32|| 2008-11-27 11:32|| Front Page Top

#8 $40T? No problemo. Ask congress.

Posted by Hellfish 2008-11-27 12:20|| 2008-11-27 12:20|| Front Page Top

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