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Originally Posted by troutman
Sorry.
This is of course very interesting news. I have lost friends to this terrible disease.
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I've never known anyone personally who has had the disease, but it's always affected me on a personal level.
A few years ago, I stuck my hand into a Metro newsbox at the Fish Creek train station and got stuck with a used needle. I had to get tested twice and go through all of my treatment options just in case I was infected. Everything turned out okay, but it really tuned me in to the terrible fear and pain that people infected with HIV go through.
What is worse is that it often impacts the most socially marginal people first. It's an awful tragedy and even worse that ignorance has allowed this epidemic to rampage almost unchecked over the last 20 years.