Bozur
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Post by Bozur on Feb 23, 2008 16:53:28 GMT -5
China: Rise in AIDS and Syphilis
By REUTERS Published: February 23, 2008
China disclosed a large percentage rise for 2007 in diseases transmitted sexually or via blood, including AIDS and syphilis, without reporting exact figures. The number of new AIDS cases rose 45 percent in 2007 from the year before and new syphilis cases rose 24 percent, the Health Ministry said on its Web site. It did not elaborate. China has been battling an acknowledged rise in cases of AIDS and H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, now mainly sexually transmitted, though it had said before that the overall rate was slowing. In the past, most cases were caused by intravenous drug use. The government said last year that it estimated that about 700,000 people had H.I.V. or AIDS.
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verv
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Post by verv on May 21, 2008 22:12:31 GMT -5
It is not surprising -- some world surveys place China at the top of the most sexually active nation charts, the average heterosexual having around 20 partners in their life (in Western states it is generally half of that).
My Chinese girlfriend's friend did not know about condoms and basic sexual health. I was very shocked but apparently she legitimately was unaware that she absolutely needed to use condoms to avoid pregnancy.
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