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eff...@f-m.fm

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May 10, 2006, 1:04:50 AM5/10/06
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Some fundamentalist telling me about the perils of adultery said there
are 33 STDs.
I found this hard to believe. I had a look at some webpages about STD,
and they
typically list 6 diseases. So how many are there besides the 6 major
diseases?

elix...@yahoo.com.au

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May 10, 2006, 9:54:24 AM5/10/06
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I've found this list:


Syphilis
HIV
AIDS
Genital herpes
Human Papillomavirus
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
HTLV
chancroid
cytomegalovirus
molluscum contagiosum
pubic lice
scabies
Trichomoniasis
bacterial vaginosis
Granuloma inguinale
Non-Specific Urethritis
Hepatitis B

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/stds/intro.htm

Am still looking.

Enuf

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May 10, 2006, 11:47:52 AM5/10/06
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Would fundamentalists consider an out-of-wedlock baby a "disease"?

Enuf

Fred Thames

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May 10, 2006, 2:58:47 PM5/10/06
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"elix...@yahoo.com.au" <elix...@yahoo.com.au> wrote in
news:1147269264.2...@i40g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

A lot of those diseases are not homogenous, so I am sure that you could
get at least 33 by counting creatively. Genital herpes is actually just
one genetic strain of herpes (the other is oral herpes), so this
subclassification is clearly legitimate. For example, there are two major
types of HIV and at least 9 genetically distinct subtypes. The
differences are important, as they are typically related to treatment and
contagion differences.

Norton

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May 10, 2006, 9:20:08 PM5/10/06
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I don't know. For me the question is: are any of them fun?

The answer seems to be no.

And in that case I want nothing to do with any of them.

Norton.

Norton

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May 10, 2006, 9:22:56 PM5/10/06
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elix...@yahoo.com.au <elix...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/s/stds/intro.htm

>Am still looking.

Now just a darned moment. I've heard of most and some
of the others make sense, but "molluscum contagiosum"
has got to be straight out of Harry Potter.

Norton.

elix...@yahoo.com.au

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May 10, 2006, 9:31:21 PM5/10/06
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Post-syphilic syndrome is reputedly rather fun. You get to experience
lots of luscious sexy sensations. That's why it's called Cupid's
Disease. Unfortunately the spirochetes continue to gobble up your
brain. The plus, I suppose, is feeling amazingly good!

Violet Tigress

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May 11, 2006, 3:07:46 AM5/11/06
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In article <e3u3g8$qp7$1...@reader1.panix.com>,
Norton <nor...@nyc.rr.com> wrote:


> I don't know. For me the question is: are any of them fun?

*********
There's that, then there's "how many are there that nobody told you
about."

Norton

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May 11, 2006, 11:57:22 AM5/11/06
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elix...@yahoo.com.au <elix...@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

I'll have to think about that one. My brain is going anyway...

:-)

Norton.

Norton

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May 11, 2006, 12:00:31 PM5/11/06
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Well, if they are keeping them secret, perhaps they are fun?

Norton.

THEKI...@gmail.com

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May 12, 2006, 11:17:02 PM5/12/06
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HOW MANY MORE DO YOU WANT? ISN'T ONE CASE OF AIDS ENOUGH?

Norton

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May 14, 2006, 9:20:50 PM5/14/06
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THEKI...@gmail.com wrote:
>HOW MANY MORE DO YOU WANT? ISN'T ONE CASE OF AIDS ENOUGH?

Don't be an idiot and don't shout.

There's more to worry about than just AIDS.

Norton.

Lusus Naturae

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May 14, 2006, 11:05:48 PM5/14/06
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THEKI...@gmail.com wrote:

>HOW MANY MORE DO YOU WANT? ISN'T ONE CASE OF AIDS ENOUGH?

Naw, better give me two -- when you give a party you never know
how many will show up.
--

Lusus Naturae

Roy. Just Roy.

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May 14, 2006, 11:10:56 PM5/14/06
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Ok, follow me here, because I'm going to be splitting some hairs. AIDS
is not lethal, per se: technically, anyone with the HIV virus and a CD4
cell count of less than 200 is medically defined as having AIDS.

What kills you is all the opportunistic infections that your body can
normally shrug off with a healthy immune system. The CDC uses the
following 24 rare diseases to define AIDS - if you are HIV+ and have
any of these conditions, you have AIDS:

http://www.thewellproject.org/Diseases_and_Conditions/Opportunistic_Infections/AIDS_Defining_Conditions.jsp

Candidiasis of bronchi, trachea, or lungs
Candidiasis, esophageal
Cervical cancer, invasive
Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated or extrapulmonary
Cryptococcosis, extrapulmonary
Cryptosporidiosis, chronic intestinal (greater than 1 month's duration)

Cytomegalovirus disease (other than liver, spleen, or nodes)
Cytomegalovirus retinitis (with loss of vision
Encephalopathy, HIV-related
Herpes simplex: chronic ulcer(s) (greater than 1 month's duration); or
bronchitis, pneumonitis, or esophagitis
Histoplasmosis, disseminated or extrapulmonary
Isosporiasis, chronic intestinal (greater than 1 month's duration)
Kaposi's sarcoma
Lymphoma, Burkitt's (or equivalent term)
Lymphoma, immunoblastic (or equivalent term)
Lymphoma, primary, of brain
Mycobacterium avium complex or M. kansasii, disseminated or
extrapulmonary
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary or extrapulmonary)
Mycobacterium, other species or unidentified species, disseminated or
extrapulmonary
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
Pneumonia, recurrent
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Salmonella septicemia, recurrent
Toxoplasmosis of brain
Wasting syndrome due to HIV

Are the 24 above sexually transmitted? Not necessarily. But they can be
used to define an STD, AIDS. Those are probably what your fundie friend
is thinking of.

/Roy

Anonymous Jack

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May 15, 2006, 2:18:48 PM5/15/06
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How many are there in each case? and how much extra shipping?

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