1 in 171 :
The number of people living with AIDS/HIV
Six Degrees of Separation is a term that’s entered popular vernacular and a sociological concept that's been studied academically*. These studies concluded, depending on method, the possibility of anywhere from 6 to 90 acquaintances creating a connection between us and everyone else on earth. Viewed in this context the number 39.5 million in 6 billion is a stunning 1 in approximately 171.
Now, add in the mathematics of unprotected sexual partnering:
1 plus 1 partner, who've been with 1, 2 or 3 partners, who’ve been with 1, 2, 3, or 4 partners, who’ve had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or more partners….and those have had 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or more partners….and all the sexual partners of those people ….and so on. The number of unseen and unknown persons affecting your life is terrifying.
AIDS does not just happen.....
-to other people
-in far off countries
-or other sectors of society.
AIDS happens everywhere.
-More than 25 million people have Died of AIDS since 1981
-Africa has 12 Million AIDS Orphans
-AIDS is estimated to have killed over a million Americans
-People living with HIV/AIDS as of 2006: 39.5M
KNOW THE RISKS:
The Center for Disease Control: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/prev_prog/AHP/resources/other/print/Sample_article.htm).
The Mayo Clinic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiv-aids/DS00005/DSECTION=4
American Academy of Family Physicians: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/sexinfections/hiv/005.html
*Stanley Malgram, Harvard University, 1967. Duncan Watts Columbia University, 2006.
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