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Originally Posted by aktornado
I just don't see how this is possible. How could they not know - by now - what causes AIDS? Even word-of-mouth should have done the trick by now. You hear the same story enough times in a row, you'd think it would start to sink in...
"Hey, Mfaala! So did you hear Kaaaja died yesterday from that weird bug that's been going around?"
"Yeah, real bummer. Hey, wasn't she seeing that Rjaaja guy from a few villages over?"
"You better believe it!" "I hear things were gettin' pretty hot and heavy if ya know what I mean!" *wink* *wink* "Actually wait... Didn't he die last week too?"
"Yeah, I think you're right... Huh, what a weird cooincidence."
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This kind of diologue really can't happen with AIDS. First people who get AIDS don't drop dead instantly. It takes years, as many as ten years, even in untreated people. Secondly you don't die from AIDS, you die from a disease your body can't fight off because its immune system is dead. So its very difficult to pinpoint the source of an infection or even tell for sure that one exists without extensive testing.