Originally posted by earthlings73:
Quote from post by Atobe:
So after so many pages in the closed thread, and on-going in this
thread, the gap in our views is converging on some issues.
Unfortunately, all reference materials posted had indicated that
the HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY is EXPOSED to the HIGHEST HEALTH RISK from
the preferred dangerous lifestyle that will contract and spread
AIDS/HIV.
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This was my from my initial post:
AIDS in US started in gay community? Yes.
Is this gay the one and only person to bring AIDS to the world? No,
there are multiple sources.
Is the very first case in HIV passed on by gay? No.
If you think that US is the world. I have nothing to say.
US started in 1980s. Prior to that, other countries have found
something similar but did not know what's the syndrome all about.
The syndrome has a scientific meaning only in the world after US
discoveries. But that does not mean that HIV virus was spread from
gays.
There are multiple sources, multiple conductors over the
years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS
AIDS is thought to have originated in sub-Saharan Africa during the
twentieth century
Two species of HIV infect humans: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is more
virulent and more easily transmitted. HIV-1 is the source of the
majority of HIV infections throughout the world, while HIV-2 is
less easily transmitted and is largely confined to West Africa.
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(my apologies for deleting the other
paragraphs already posted, this is done only to save on length of
this post)
In May 1983, doctors at the Institute Pasteur in France reported
that they had isolated a new retrovirus from lymphoid ganglions
that they believed was the cause of SIDA (Barre-Sinoussi et al.,
1983). The virus was later named lymphadenopathy-associated virus
(LAV) and a sample was sent to the CDC, which was later passed to
the National Cancer Institute, USA (Connor and Kingman, 198. In May
1984, Dr Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Institute also
isolated a virus that caused AIDS, and named it Human T-cell
Lymphotropic Virus-III (HTLV-III) (Popovic et al., 1984). In
January 1985 a number of more detailed reports were published
concerning LAV and HTLV-III, and by March it was clear that the
viruses were the same, from the same source, and was the
etiological agent of AIDS (Marx, 1985; Chang et al., 1993). In May
1986, the International Committee on the Taxonomy of Viruses ruled
that both names should be dropped and a new name, HIV (Human
Immunodeficiency Virus), be used (Coffin et al.,
1986).
I did not at any point disagree that
gays are more promiscuious. But that's just a relativity.
In Singapore, the breakdown is still 70%
staights 8% bisexuals 22% gays. My point is not all gays are promiscuious and not
all straights practice safe sex.
From MOH
http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/publications/statistics/hiv.do
Mode of Transmission 1985-92
'93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 Jun 2005
Sexual Orientation
- Heterosexual 75 47 62 83 103 135 163 154 194 191 184 183 206
81
- Homosexual 54 6 15 17 12 12 12 29 12 26 30 40 72 34
- Bisexual 18 9 9 10 20 15 19 14 16 16 12 14 22 2
Where do you intend to lead us with this added clarification
?
The fact remains - and borne out by local and overseas
researches - HOMOSEXUAL PRACTISES carry a
HIGHER RISKS of AIDS/HIV infection.
Am I supposed to be convinced by your repeat of the MOH statistics
to prove your following point ?
" In Singapore, the breakdown is
still 70% staights 8% bisexuals 22% gays. "
Looking at numbers and statistics, it will depend on the manner you
look at the numbers, and how you intend to interpret those numbers
- which unfortunately you have used those numbers wrongly to prove
your preferred position.
If Singapore has a majority of its population being Chinese, will
it not be obvious that the number of Chinese afflicted by the
AIDS/HIV will have a higher percentage than the other races ?
Singapore Population (July 2005) (CIA - The World Factbook)
Total: 4,425,730
76.8% Chinese : 3,398,960
13.9% Malay : 615,176
7.9% Indian : 349,632
1.4% Others : 61,962
HIV/AIDS INFECTED SINGAPOREAN BY ETHNIC GROUP
(1985 - June 2005) - (from MOH referenced site given )
Chinese : 2100 ( 83.7% of Total HIV/AIDS Infected )
Malay : 212 ( 8.5% )
Indian/Sikh/Pakistani : 116 ( 4.6% )
Others : 80 ( 3.2% )
When the HIV/AIDS infected are looked at as a percentage of the
Ethnic Group Size, the percentages can be quite shocking:
Chinese : 2100 out of 3,398,960 ( 0.062% )
Malays : 212 out of 615,175 ( 0.0345% )
Indian/Sikh/Pakistani : 116 out of 349,632 ( 0.033% )
Others : 80 out of 61,962 ( 0.13% )
What do you think is the size of the Singaporean HOMOSEXUAL
COMMUNITY that practises HOMOSEXUAL SEX, compared to the larger
size of the NON-Homosexual Singaporeans ?
Looking at the Statistics for the period up to June 2005, from the
MOH site that you have offered, there are 81 HIV/AIDS infected persons in the
Heterosexual Group, and 34 from the HOMOSEXUAL
Group, and 2 from the Bisexual Group - (leaving out
the other statistics for HIV/AIDS inflicted by other non-sexual
abuses) .
Assuming that the size of the HOMOSEXUAL Community will be SMALL,
will it not be cause for alarm that those inflicted by HIV/AIDS
from the HOMOSEXUAL Community (34
persons ) is FORTY TWO PERCENT as much as those
from the larger population that are NON-HOMOSEXUALS (81 persons ) ?
Ministry of Health, Singapore
http://www.moh.gov.sg/corp/publications/statistics/hiv.do
CIA - The World Factbook
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/print/sn.html
Singapore facing alarming AIDS
epidemic : Government 11-11-2004
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw04/041111af.htm
Increase in HIV infection in
Singapore amongst Gays
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw04/040919a1.htm