by BW on Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:38 pm
"HIV, AIDSYou should not give blood if you have AIDS or have ever had a positive HIV test, or if you have done something that puts you at risk for becoming infected with HIV. You are at risk for getting infected if you: have ever used needles to take drugs, steroids, or anything not prescribed by your doctor are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977 have ever taken money, drugs or other payment for sex since 1977 have had sexual contact in the past 12 months with anyone described above received clotting factor concentrates for a bleeding disorder such as hemophilia were born in, or lived in, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea,Gabon, Niger, or Nigeria, since 1977. since 1977, received a blood transfusion or medical treatment with a blood product in any of these countries, or had sex with anyone who, since 1977, was born in or lived in any of these countries."Wait, wait, wait, WHAT? Repeat that:"are a male who has had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977"So I guess heterosexuals are not at risk?WTF, come out of the dark ages Red Cross, that is SO not true.This is directly from Red Cross themselves.http://www.redcross.org/services/biomed/0,1082,0_557_,00.htmlBluten, I said that! LOL. But I wanted to do some research on the topic and I came across this.HIV definetly did NOT start with homosexuals. Scientist don't even know yet, but they suspect it started in monkeys. And statistically, heterosexuals are the orentation with the most people with HIV/AIDS.