From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!fmc
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: AIDS
Article-I.D.: mhtsa.271
Posted: Tue Jan 11 18:23:09 1983
Received: Thu Jan 13 04:37:52 1983

The recent discussion of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) on
this news-group prompted me to ask a nurse what she knew about it.  She
said she had just attended a seminar on it at her hospital.  The
following points emerged from our talk:
1. It is currently most predominant in homosexuals, BUT it is beginning
   to spread to non-homosexuals.
2. Transmission methods seem to involve some bodily secretion, including
   saliva.
3. She said that it could be acquired from DRY, but contaminated,
   toilet seats up to 90 minutes after the contamination!
4. A very fatal form of skin cancer can occur in victims.
5. Your best defense at present is to practice good personal hygiene
   habits (washing before handling food, after using the bathroom, etc).

I got no information as to the frequency of occurrance in the
population as a whole.  This is the most interesting data I feel is
still missing.  If anyone has info on this, please post it.  It makes
a great difference whether this is a disease that affects only 0.1%
of the population EVERY year, or whether the affected population is
doubling (or whatever) EACH year.