{"article":{"id":67274,"heading":"Less than one in a million","author":"Aletta","created":"2003-06-27 03:33:48","modified":"2003-06-27 06:07:18","last_modified":"Fri, 27 Jun 2003 13:07:18","article":"

HIV Testing Among Racial\/Ethnic Minorities --- United States, 1999

Of the 774,467 AIDS cases reported to CDC during June 1981--December 2000 (2), blacks and Hispanics accounted for 56% of cases, although they represented 25% of the U.S. population during this period. In 2000, the incidence of adult and adolescent AIDS cases per 100,000 population was 74.2 for blacks, 30.4 for Hispanics, and 7.9 for whites.

Of the 7.9% Caucasian cases only about 7% are said to be from heterosexual activity. (Source: - CDC)

That translates to 0.55 per 100,000 or: -

JUST ONE AIDS CASE IN EVERY 200,000 Caucasian heterosexuals.

Hardly a spectacular figure.Lightning deaths in America kill 75 to 100 people a year.

BUT WOMEN ARE ONLY A TINY PERCENTAGE OF THAT VERY SMALL FIGURE

Caucasian heterosexual women (even including I..V. drugs users) represent an 'AIDS' risk of only about ONE IN A MILLION or less. In California last year there were only 79 cases.

IN REAL TERMS A ZERO RISK!



These figures beg the question is 'AIDS' caused by an std or by poverty. Could African American and Hispanic women really be having so much more sex? A graph of 'AIDS' fits perfectly with a graph of poverty in America but in no way reflects sexual activity. <\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"Caucasian heterosexual women (even including I..V. drugs users) represent an 'AIDS' risk of only about ONE IN A MILLION or less. In California last year there were only 79 cases.","numcomment":1,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/06\/67274.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":67281,"heading":"Old diseases, new name","article":"Really great post Aletta,\r\n\r\nYou may find this information on 'AID$' in Africa of interest.\r\n\r\n\r\nEvery epidemic disease is now renamed 'AIDS' under the Bangui Definition.\r\n\r\nMortalities (non natural) in S.A. remain at the same 2.2% P.A. that they were BEFORE AIDS. Either every other disease in the region vanished overnight or 'AIDS' is simply the old diseases with a new name. You decide.\r\n\r\n-------------\r\n\r\nIn Africa, the continent supposedly being decimated by\r\nHIV, HIV tests are rarely ever done, so there the idea\r\nthat all patients with AIDS are infected with HIV is\r\nbased entirely on supposition.\r\n\r\nAt a WHO conference in the Central African Republic in 1985, U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) introduced the "Bangui Definition" of AIDS in Africa.\r\n\r\nThe CDC officials later explained, "The definition was reached by consensus, based mostly on the delegates' experience in treating AIDS patients. It has proven a useful tool in determining the\r\nextent of the AIDS epidemic in Africa, especially in areas where no testing is available.\r\n\r\nIt's major components were prolonged fevers (for a month or more), weight loss of 10% or greater, and prolonged diarrhea..."(McCormick, 1996). Where AIDS is diagnosed clinically, large numbers of AIDS patients test negative for HIV. As no HIV testing is required in Africa we have no idea how many AIDS cases there are HIV positive (De ####, 1991; Gilks, 1991; Widy-Wirski, 1988).\r\n\r\n_______\r\n\r\nOther conditions common in underprivileged and\r\nimpoverished communities that are known to cause false\r\npositive results are tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis and leprosy (Burke, 1993; Challakeree, 1993; Johnson, 1998; Kashala, 1994; MacKenzie,1992; Meyer, 1987). In fact, these are the primary health threats in Africa; several million cases of tuberculosis and malaria are reported in Africa each year - more than all the AIDS cases reported in Africa since 1982 (WHO, 1998)*. \r\n\r\n\r\nVery best wishes,\r\n\r\n\r\nPaul","author":"Paul King","parent_id":67274,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2003-06-27 06:07:18","modified":"2003-06-27 06:07:18","fileurl":""}]}