Re: A thought experiment... Is it possible tha the Walk for AIDS will result in enough new cases of HIV and AIDS to consume all...

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From: Paul Rubin
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:49

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the zak wrote:
> On Jun 1, 7:35 pm, Richard Ulrich <Rich.Ulr...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On Sat, 31 May 2008 22:58:11 -0700 (PDT), the zak
>>
>> <don.sak...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> A thought experiment... during the upcoming Walk for AIDS is it
>>> possible that one person will meet another who has HIV infection,
>>> whether they know it or not, and have sex? Is it possible that
>>> infection could be passed along to an uninfected person? Considering
>>> statistical information on the spread of HIV, could it happen at least
>>> one person after meeting another person during the AIDS walk will get
>>> infected? Two people? Three people? Four people? More? How much money
>>> is raised by the Walk for AIDS? How much does it cost for a person's
>>> treatment from when HIV infection is detected until death?
>>> Is it possible that the AIDS Walk will result in enough new cases of
>>> HIV and AIDS to consume all the funds generated by the event?
>> Nah, you have to look at something like what
>> the economists have as "opportunity costs".
>>
>> In this case -- If they weren't doing something healthy,
>> like "walking", wouldn't the worst of these folks be
>> hanging out in bars and taking drugs or finding sex
>> partners?
>>
>> I guess it is possible that the "healthy" affects of
>> outdoor activity might have a better health outcome
>> than whatever can be bought with the money raised....
>> Seems to me you are 'way off base.
>>
>> --
>> Rich Ulrich
>>
>> http://www.pitt.edu/~wpilib/index.html
> 
>      Would this explanation tell us why well-educamated and the
>      well-economacated get no STDs?

What makes you assume that??

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