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They don't. AIDS and HIV are caused by a virus.
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Do more gay people have AIDS than heterosexuals do?
No. Worldwide, MANY more heterosexuals have HIV and AIDS than gay people.
How can a gay person get AIDS?
A gay person can get AIDS in exactly the same way that a straight person can get AIDS: by contracting the HIV virus, usually through sex with an infected person or by using infected needles.
What disability do you need for a marijuana prescription?
HIV positive (aids), glycoma, and cateracts
What is the life expectancy of gay guys?
It is exactly the same as the life expectancy of straight people. The following answers only deal with AIDS/HIV which actually infects more straight people than it does gay people. Most gay people do not have AIDS.AIDS/HIV information, which has nothing to do with this question:It is some years shorter than that of straight guys. Since the early 1980s:Large numbers of gay men are no longer dying of AIDSStraight men have also been exposed to the HIV virusMedicine (particularly protease inhibitors) has increased the life expectancy of HIV-positive menHIV-negative gay men tend to live longer than straight menEven with allowances for HIV, homosexual men die on average earlier than other men.More Details:A Canadian study, taken in the 1980s and early 1990s, when some gay men were contracting AIDS and dying, put the life expectancy of a 20 year old gay man in Vancouver as 8 to 21 years shorter than that of a straight man. Many religious groups tried to use this to prove that gay men's life expectancy was 49 years. They seized on this to justify continuing discrimination against gays.In 2001 the authors of the Canadian study published a "Revisited" paper (see the link below) in which they were critical of the Religious Right's attempts to distort their findings. They said that if they repeated the study (in 2001) the figures would be "greatly improved".In 2004, Harry Rosenberg, the mortality-statistics chief at the US National Center for Health Statistics, said he was unaware of any evidence that HIV-negative gays have a lower life expectancy than other males. He also suggested the HIV-negative gay male may actually live longer on average than the straight male. Gays may have higher incomes and more education on average than straights - two factors powerfully correlated with longer life spans.
Do homosexuals have a bigger chance of getting HIV and AIDS?
No, in the old days people would say that sexual orientation caused you to get stds, and this is not true. They are as likely as anyone else.
Is it true gay people cause aids?
No, it is not true. AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV. More straight people have HIV than gay people.
Why do gay men get HIV or AIDS a lot?
Straight people get AIDS and HIV much more often than gay people.
Which gay or straight get more aids?
The majority of people with AIDS and HIV are straight.
Is HIV the primary cause of death in people with AIDS?
Your statement is backwards; it should be AIDS the primary cause of death in people with HIV.
Can Straight people get aids faster than Gay men?
No, however more straight people have AIDS and HIV than Gay people do.
Do more gay people have AIDS than heterosexuals do?
No. Worldwide, MANY more heterosexuals have HIV and AIDS than gay people.
Did aids or HIV come from gay people?
No.Their are more heteresexual people affected by HIV then Homosexualls.
Can gay men get aids?
Gay men can get aids from the HIV virus.
What are causes of aids-?
HIV is the cause of AIDS. Aids is after HIV.
Does mastuerbating cause aids or HIV?
Masturbating will not cause HIV or AIDS.
Does mastrbating cause aids or HIV?
Masturbating will not cause HIV or AIDS.
Can a scratch cause HIV or AIDS?
A scratch can not cause HIV or AIDS.
