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| + | Madre de Dios! Es el Pollo Diablo! |
| − | In respect to ''' homosexuality and AIDS''', the original spread of [[AIDS]] is generally attributed to the promiscuity of homosexual men. Originally the syndrome was called the "gay disease" because the overwhelming majority of patients were [[Homosexuality|homosexual]] men.
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| − | Of newly diagnosed [[HIV]] infections in the [[United States]] during the year 2003, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimated that about 63% were among men who were infected through sexual contact with other men.<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5424a2.htm HIV Prevalence, Unrecognized Infection, and HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men --- Five U.S. Cities, June 2004--April 2005]</ref>
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| − | As of 1998, fifty-four percent of all AIDS cases in the United States were homosexual men, and the CDC stated that nearly ninety percent of these men acquired HIV through sexual activity with other men.<ref>[http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/homosexuality/ho0088.html Health risks of the homosexual lifestyle]</ref>
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| − | There is considerable controversy around the causes of AIDs transmission in Africa. In general, however, it is believed that a high proportion of cases arise from heterosexual activity or from healthcare transmission (e.g. infected needles).
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| − | Male homosexual acts account for a large proportion of AIDs transmission in the US and Europe, but AIDs transmission as a result of lesbian sex acts are low (and lower than for heterosexuals).
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| − | According to the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) from 1994 to 1997 the proportion of homosexual men stating they had anal sex increased from 57.6 percent to 61.2 percent.<ref>[http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=IS01B1 The Negative Health Effects of Homosexuality]</ref> Studies report that anal sex may be an important risk factor for the relay of many diseases.<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/jx13231641717w48/ Intestinal Parasitism among Homosexual Male]</ref><ref>http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/qa/qa22.htm</ref><ref>http://www.rsm.ac.uk/media/downloads/std0703brody.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/artikel.php?ID=37809</ref><ref>http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/331/25/1717</ref> For example in 2004, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Robert Kohn, and Charlotte Kent reported in the journal ''[[Clinical Infectious Diseases]]'' that [[proctitus|proctitis significantly increases the likelihood of HIV infection]].
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| − | On March 15, 2004 [[Medscape]] published an article entitled ''New Look at "[[Gay Bowel Syndrome]]"'' in which they [[Gay Bowel Syndrome|linked HIV infection with gay bowel syndrome]].
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| − | In 2004, the prominent medical website, WebMD, stated the following: "Men who have sex with men and women are a "significant bridge for HIV to women," the CDC's new data suggest."<ref>http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/guide/20061101/hiv-bisexual-bridge-to-women</ref>
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| − | In 2006, the number of cases of HIV in children who had been sexually molested by homosexual men, reached a record high.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | *[[Anti-Defamation League]]
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| − | *[[Homosexuality and health]]
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