[OT] Biological viruses

[Atzelan]

Derek Broughton schrieb:
> Mario Vukelic wrote:
> 
>> On Wed, 2008-04-23 at 09:44 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> It's just like live viruses - if I don't engage in
>>> risky sex and share needles, I really don't need to take AIDS
>>> antivirals
>> While I agree with the general sentiment wrt to computers, I think the
>> high number of HIV positive people who never performed either of those
>> actions will disagree with this particular statement.
>>
>> But no flamewar please ;) let's take this private if there's need for
>> discussion.
> 
> Flames aren't necessary.  There are _not_ a high number of people who are
> HIV positive who didn't indulge in risky behaviours.  There are a
> _significant_ number, I agree, and there are more risk behaviours than I
> mentioned - but I'm not a Dental Assistant, either, so that rules out a
> whole lot of possible sources of contagion.

Getting a blood-transfusion in a hospital is a risky behaviour?