[OT] Biological viruses

[Derek Broughton]

Atzelan wrote:

> 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?

Not any more, but it was.  Not a risk that people chose for themselves,
true, but that was my point about there not being a _high_ number of such
people.  It's a few _thousand_ worldwide, compared to millions who have
aquired the virus through voluntary or forced risky behaviour.
-- 
derek