<div>I was pointing out in part that given brothels in Nevada are regulated with regular (in theory) HIV testing for employees, and use of condoms (again, in theory) for intercourse or oral sex, trying to spread HIV and induce AIDS cases by targeting Nevada brothels is not a good strategy. </div>
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<div>Also, I was pointing out that apparently healthy people can carry the HIV retrovirus, and infect others, without having AIDS. Many assume that being HIV positive means a person has AIDS. This is not the case. AIDS is a syndrome where the immune system is seriously compromised. Some people are HIV positive and either have some natural immunity to developing full blown AIDS, or drug therapy allows them to be HIV positive and not develop AIDS, such as basketball star Magic Johnson, who has lived HIV positive for 17 years without developing AIDS.</div>
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<div>Of course not all prostitutes in Nevada are employed in regulated brothels... Who would believe that?</div>
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<div>Ted Moffett</div>
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<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 5/3/09, <b class="gmail_sendername">Tom Hansen</b> <<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" target="_blank">thansen@moscow.com</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Palul Rumelhart stated:<br><br>"State law requires that registered brothel prostitutes be checked weekly<br>
for several sexually transmitted diseases and monthly for HIV;<br>furthermore, condoms are mandatory for all oral sex and sexual<br>intercourse. Brothel owners may be held liable if customers become<br>infected with HIV after a prostitute has tested positive for the virus<br>
(NRS 041.1397)."<br><br><br>Are you suggesting that . . .<br><br>1) Prostitution should be legalized or<br><br>1) All prostitutes in Nevada are legally employed by state-managed brothels.<br><br>Footnote: My reference to being "infected" by AIDS was a poor selection<br>
of words. I thought, perhaps, you might be able to discern what I truly<br>meant by separating the riff from the raff. My mistake.<br><br>Tom Hansen<br>Moscow, Idaho<br><br>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>
and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br><br>- Unknown<br><br><br></blockquote></div><br>