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AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Disease. It is caused by a virus. The disease originated somewhere in Africa about 30 years ago. There it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals of both sexes. It probably was spread primarily by female prostitutes there. AIDS has already become a crisis of staggering proportions in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it is estimated that over twenty percent of the adults currently carry the virus. That …

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…The reason I suggest this is that currently there are some very inappropriate reactions by government and business to people known to be antibody positive. Protect yourself from such potential persecution by preventing your antibody status from being a matter of record. That information is for you, your lover(s), and (if need be) your physician. And for no one else. There currently is no treatment for AIDS (this includes AZT) that shows significant promise.