[OT] Biological viruses

[B.J. McClure]

On Thu, 2008-04-24 at 11:22 -0300, Derek Broughton wrote:
> 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
> 
This thread is way OT folks.  The signal to noise ratio is already terrible on this list.

Thanks,

B.J.

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