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From: halle@hou2b.UUCP (J.HALLE)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Viral infections:  Really CBW
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Date: Wed, 14-Aug-85 14:09:38 EDT
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The author of the original article shows his paranoia, ignorance,
and lack of credibility when he talks about "racial specific diseases."
In particular, he mentioned sickle cell anemia and Tay-Sachs.  Neither
of these is racial specific, although they are concentrated among certain
ethnic groups.  Sickle cell anemia is occasionally found in non-blacks.
Tay-Sachs is sometimes found among non-Jews, particularly in eastern
Europeans.  (I will not address the blatently anti-Semitic implied remark
about Jews being a race rather than an ethnic group or religion.  I will
assume it was inadvertent.)  In particular, the chance of a non-Jew of eastern
European heritage being a Tay-Sachs carrier is about one in five hundred.