thats very scary... especially since I had half my blood replaced only a few months ago :(
At 16:20 12/7/2002, you wrote: >Yea mothers and doctors their don't take the steps to make sure the child >has the best chances of not getting HIV, from what I as hereing on NPR and >BBC with modern technology if your mom has aids when you're born you have a >very good chance NOT getting it from her. > >And I was horrified to listen to NPR yesterday about how the Chinese are. >Man they pay them good money to donate blood, and they take the plasma out >of the blood from everyone in the town who donates, they mix all the blood >together and take plasma. Then because the Chinese have a fear of your blood >being take for some cultural thing they MUST reinject it into them so they >take this town vat of blood and shoot it back into them and if 1 person in >the town has aids then everyone does. That's insanity I almost fellout of >the chair when I heard that. From a town of 600 they had like 300 people >infected since 300 people donated blood, just cause 1 poor guy had HIV and >wanted a little cash donating blood. > >Scary stuff oh well > >Bill Wheatley >Senior Database Developer >Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion Developer >EDIETS.COM >954.360.9022 X159 >ICQ 417645 >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Erika L. Walker-Arnold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 11:11 AM >Subject: RE: Sesame Street to Introduce HIV-Positive Muppet > > > > A blood transfusion is not irresponsible ... And a very valid way to get > > HIV. > > > > I just had blood drawn for some tests over here ... And the nurse was > > handling needles and my blood with no gloves on (not that I have HIV). > > That's irresponsible, but also an accident if she were to prick hereself > > with a needle used to draw blood from a patient who didn't know they > > were infected. > > > > No if they use the rape scenario ... That is also not irresponsible. > > Rape victims do not plan to become rape victims and are NOT ALWAYS > > walking down dark alleys alone. Some family members rape family members, > > believe it or not. > > > > The only irresponsible way to catch HIV is knowingly having unprotected > > sex in some way shape or form with partners that you have no history > > with or the history is very short. That and lab accidents. > > > > Also, mothers who have HIV and have babies, pass it on to their children > > .. And I believe this is the population they are trying to target ... > > Or some of it. So there are many children who are victims of their > > parents HIV status, whether it be irresponsible ot not ... And I think > > the show wants to try and educate other children that just because their > > fellow 2nd grader is HIV positive ... They aren't aliens. > > > > My thoughts. > > > > Erika > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > >>| From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > >>| > > >>| No matter how they explain it the unless the Muppet got it > > >>| from a blood transfusion or was rape or something like > > >>| that, she would have to have been irresponsible some how, > > >>| and I don't think that it's a good idea to show these kids > > >>| that it's ok to be irresponsible? Anyone else think this, > > >>| or am I mostly alone in my view point as us usual? > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
