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Feb. 12th, 2007 05:25 pmOn the weekend I got fairly pissed off while reading a reprint of this article which appeared in the Sunday Age.
This is a weird case. I can't quite see how it actually got to court. All the quotes from the article - with the notable exception of the Perth Group leader, Eleni Papadopulos-Eleopulos - are over 10 years old. 10 years can be a long time in science. It's an eternity in terms of molecular biology. I'd be interested to know if the two scientists quoted have changed their views in the last ten years or not. To quote either of them as being in the "anti-HIV camp" based on the quotes given is dodgy to say the least.
But again, it's a weird case. On the one hand you have names like Sir Gus Nossal. On the other, Ms Papadopulos-Eleopulos.
Who comes out with things like:
Ms Papadopulos-Eleopulos says AIDS is a disease caused by the inside of the body becoming oxidised following repeated exposure to semen through passive anal intercourse. It cannot be transmitted from one person to another during vaginal sex.
I mean seriously here, the fuck?!?!?
OK, explain maternal transmission.
Explain most African cases. Come to that, explain most US cases, which result from IDU.
Explain haemophiliacs contracting the disease from blood transfusions.
Explain the patients infected during surgery. At dentist's surgeries.
Explain the doctors and nurses infected by needlestick injuries.
As I said, I really don't understand how the hell this case made it to court.
On the good side, she's also come out with:
"Would you have unprotected vaginal sex with a HIV-positive man?" asked McDonald. "Any time," replied Papadopulos-Eleopulos.
Go for your life. There's a bloke in the dock who'd be happy to oblige. And hey, give it ten years or so and we can see whether HIV causes AIDS.
This is a weird case. I can't quite see how it actually got to court. All the quotes from the article - with the notable exception of the Perth Group leader, Eleni Papadopulos-Eleopulos - are over 10 years old. 10 years can be a long time in science. It's an eternity in terms of molecular biology. I'd be interested to know if the two scientists quoted have changed their views in the last ten years or not. To quote either of them as being in the "anti-HIV camp" based on the quotes given is dodgy to say the least.
But again, it's a weird case. On the one hand you have names like Sir Gus Nossal. On the other, Ms Papadopulos-Eleopulos.
Who comes out with things like:
Ms Papadopulos-Eleopulos says AIDS is a disease caused by the inside of the body becoming oxidised following repeated exposure to semen through passive anal intercourse. It cannot be transmitted from one person to another during vaginal sex.
I mean seriously here, the fuck?!?!?
OK, explain maternal transmission.
Explain most African cases. Come to that, explain most US cases, which result from IDU.
Explain haemophiliacs contracting the disease from blood transfusions.
Explain the patients infected during surgery. At dentist's surgeries.
Explain the doctors and nurses infected by needlestick injuries.
As I said, I really don't understand how the hell this case made it to court.
On the good side, she's also come out with:
"Would you have unprotected vaginal sex with a HIV-positive man?" asked McDonald. "Any time," replied Papadopulos-Eleopulos.
Go for your life. There's a bloke in the dock who'd be happy to oblige. And hey, give it ten years or so and we can see whether HIV causes AIDS.
