Originally Posted by raeanna74

Except for the fact that if person A has HIV but is untested it can take years to really develop into AIDS. By then A has given HIV to B and A and B have given it to all of their offspring past present and future. Say there's only 3 children (it is common to have many children in African cultures). Then all those offspring mate with only one person each and badabing you got 8 people total who've got AIDS from just one person and a monogomous marriage.

Remember is many areas of Africa there are still those living in tribes, practicing tribal ceremonies, believing tribal superstitions, etc. For them, someone gets sick and it's an evil spirit has taken them. They're not SICK with a VIRUS.

Then consider with the more unsanitary practices in some hospitals and you spread it that way.

There's also the fact that primates can carry the Virus. What if you eat primates. This may be conjecture but if you don't prepare the meat correctly and cook it thoroughly or even at all. You eat raw meat of a creature infected with HIV - you got it.

There are more things working against the people of Africa. Poligamy, superstition, lack of sanitation, indigeounous animals that are carriers... I'm sure there's more than that even.