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From: rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo)
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Subject: Re: AIDS and RE: The worst (hist.) surgical proc.
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 16:10:56 EST
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Sounds like anthropologist Uli's search for the missing link
(to connect weird AIDS with normal heterosexuality) has taken
refuge in "spurious correlation."  The geography of African
AIDS is probably coterminous with other blood vectors as well,
ie, presence of human blood in indigenous religious rites, etc.
Medical opinion considers that these vectors may enhance the 
epidemic but believes, on the basis of the evidence so far in 
hand, that the primary vector for African AIDS has been vaginal
intercourse between female prostitutes and their itinerant male
clients.  Anal intercourse is apparently fairly rare in such
encounters (they've interviewed prostitutes and clients).
Recently, some US doctors announced the first corroborated
case of vaginal transmission of AIDS in this country.

					Ron Rizzo