75,000 people in Canada has HIV

[MisterAsianLover]

Or in other measurements, 1 in 500 Canadians have HIV.

More HIV cases than I thought.

I really hope people use condoms more often. BBFS isn't worth it unless you are trying to get pregnant.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/manulife-insurance-hiv-1.3548690

Good thing is Manulife is offering people HIV insurance policies to help with cost of those who eventually get infected.

 

[DannyDeVito]

Hmmmmmm

 

[Canada-Man]

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsa...v-spreads-less-easily-in-heterosexual-couples

HIV is sexist.
A woman is twice as likely to catch the virus from an infected partner in a heterosexual relationship than a man is.
And homosexual men are at even greater risk. They're more than 20 times as likely to get infected from an HIV-positive partner than partners in a heterosexual relationship.
Now scientists at Microsoft Research and the have a clue about why these disparities exist.
Only the strongest, most evolutionary "fit" versions of the virus tend to infect a man when he has sex with an HIV-positive woman, scientist report Thursday in the journalScience.

 

[Boulus]

How many in the USA?.

 

[papasmerf]

How many in the USA?.

I expect by proportionit is the same.

 

[Madman]

Yikes, that's a scary stat

 

[PcMaC]

Diagnosed in the mid 80's and not much has improved for a cure. You guys find that odd or the pharmaceutical companies throwing a monkey at it?.

 

[oldguyzer]

A little bit of sanity: having HIV doesn't necessarily mean you will die from it, or even suffer in any way. You can be a carrier and neer see symptoms, but you can pass it on. And the number if higher than MAL says.

Keep in mind it's the same with Herpes: a huge percentage of the population carry it, but don't show symptoms. I'd bet the majority of people on this board have a herpes virus dormant in their bodies and it won't make a bit of difference to your health or wellbeing.

 

[Esco!]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/manulife-insurance-hiv-1.3548690

Good thing is Manulife is offering people HIV insurance policies to help with cost of those who eventually get infected

I think you read that wrong, ManuLife is offering life insurance for HIV positive people

 

[Canada-Man]